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CVE-2021-42043

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.75%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-10-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1. It affects Java.

CVE
CVE-2021-42043
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
0.75%
Java

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in Special:MediaSearch in the MediaSearch extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. The suggestion text (a parameter to mediasearch-did-you-mean) was not being properly sanitized and allowed for the injection and execution of HTML and JavaScript via the intitle: search operator within the query.

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