# CVE-2021-45474: In MediaWiki through 1.37, the Special:ImportFile URI (aka FileImporter) allows XSS, as demonstrated by the clientUrl parameter.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-12-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In MediaWiki through 1.37, the Special:ImportFile URI (aka FileImporter) allows XSS, as demonstrated by the clientUrl parameter.

## What to do

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## References

- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296605
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id1c8910aeac5b452fbabeddab70360765518223e
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7JNQA53K675TQBBJPZRAG5ZT6XES3IS/

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