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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (79.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.13.0, 1.13.1, 1.13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1901 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33133 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32844 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33349 (third-party-advisory)
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.