XSS in MediaWiki

CVE-2016-6333

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CSS user subpage preview feature in MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the edit box in Special:MyPage/common.css.

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: 0.010 (61.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-6333: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • MediaWiki — versions 1.26.0, 1.26.1, 1.26.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6333?
CVE-2016-6333 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-6333?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.