XSS in MediaWiki

CVE-2008-5249

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.020 (78.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Mediawiki — versions 1.13.0, 1.13.1, 1.13.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5249?
CVE-2008-5249 is a vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-12-19.
Is CVE-2008-5249 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.