CVE-2021-30157
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On...
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
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
6.1
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
- Record
CVE-2021-30157- 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
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
- Record
CVE-2021-30157- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17093 No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17093- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5586-f3jq-cmhq No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On...
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
- Record
GHSA-5586-f3jq-cmhq- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
- Record
CVE-2021-30157- 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-2021-30157
6.1
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30157- 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-2021-30157
6.1
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30157- 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-2021-30157 No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On ChangesList special pages such as Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist, some of the rcfilters-filter-* label messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.
- Record
BIT-mediawiki-2021-30157- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiBitnami |
before 1.31.12, 1.32.0 up to 1.35.2 | 1.31.121.35.2 |
mediawikiDebian:12 |
before 1:1.35.2-1 | 1:1.35.2-1 |
mediawikiDebian:13 |
before 1:1.35.2-1 | 1:1.35.2-1 |
mediawikiDebian:14 |
before 1:1.35.2-1 | 1:1.35.2-1 |
mediawikiDebian:10 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1:1.31.14-1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 1:1.31.10-1~deb10u11:1.31.12-1~deb10u11:1.31.2-11:1.31.4-11:1.31.4-1~deb10u1 Show 8 moreShow less1:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-31:1.31.6-11:1.31.6-1~deb10u11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1~deb10u11:1.31.8-1 |
1:1.31.14-1~deb10u1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| affected, 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-2021-30157 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mediawiki, published April 6, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.31.12.
References
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278058
debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30157
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5586-f3jq-cmhq
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-30157
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-30157
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/674085
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30157