CVE-2022-42985
The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure...
The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure messages, which allows users with administrator privileges to perform cross-site scripting (XSS).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure messages, which allows users with administrator privileges to perform cross-site scripting (XSS).
- Record
CVE-2022-42985- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:H/S:C/UI:R - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-46034
The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure messages, which allows users with administrator privileges to perform cross-site scripting (XSS).
- Record
EUVD-2022-46034- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:H/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmx9-w5vx-r35r
The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure...
The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure messages, which allows users with administrator privileges to perform cross-site scripting (XSS).
- Record
GHSA-rmx9-w5vx-r35r- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure messages, which allows users with administrator privileges to perform cross-site scripting (XSS).
- Record
CVE-2022-42985- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42985 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Scratch-wiki Scratch Login, published November 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.