CVE-2020-35622

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    CVE-2020-35622

    Published: 21 Dec 2020Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in the GlobalUsage extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.1. SpecialGlobalUsage.php calls WikiMap::makeForeignLink unsafely. The $page variable within the formatItem function was not being properly escaped, allowing for XSS under certain conditions.

    References: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268341, https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/GlobalUsage/+/646744

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.35.1
    1.35.0
    1.35.0-rc.3
    1.35.0-rc.2
    1.35.0-rc.1
    1.35.0-rc.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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