XSS in MediaWiki
CVE-2012-4377
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a File: link to a nonexistent image.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.19.0, 1.19.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41700 (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4377?
- CVE-2012-4377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-10-26.
- How severe is CVE-2012-4377?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.