CVE-2020-35474
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS...
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
- Record
CVE-2020-35474- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
- Record
CVE-2020-35474- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-23146 No score
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
- Record
EUVD-2020-23146- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xprx-5rcx-fjcv No score
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS...
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
- Record
GHSA-xprx-5rcx-fjcv- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
- Record
CVE-2020-35474- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-35474
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-35474- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-35474
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35474- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mediawiki-2020-35474 No score
In MediaWiki before 1.35.1, the combination of Html::rawElement and Message::text leads to XSS because the definition of MediaWiki:recentchanges-legend-watchlistexpiry can be changed onwiki so that the output is raw HTML.
- Record
BIT-mediawiki-2020-35474- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiBitnami |
before 1.35.1 | 1.35.1 |
mediawikiDebian:12 |
before 1:1.35.1-1 | 1:1.35.1-1 |
mediawikiDebian:13 |
before 1:1.35.1-1 | 1:1.35.1-1 |
mediawikiDebian:14 |
before 1:1.35.1-1 | 1:1.35.1-1 |
mediawikiUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.27.3-11:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-21:1.27.4-3 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.31.2-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-3 Show 4 moreShow less1:1.31.5-3ubuntu11:1.31.6-11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.35.3-11:1.35.4-11:1.35.5-11:1.35.5-1ubuntu11:1.35.5-1ubuntu21:1.35.5-1ubuntu31:1.35.6-11:1.35.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.3+dfsg-1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-35474 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mediawiki, published December 18, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.35.1.
References
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268894
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2020-December/000268.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/STT5Z4A3BCXVH3WIPICWU2FP4IPIMUPC
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35474
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xprx-5rcx-fjcv