Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4408
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.1, 1.12.0, and possibly other versions before 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the useskin parameter to an unspecified component.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2008-4408
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4408
0.38%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 74 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4408
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4408
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4408
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45632
MediaWiki useskin parameter cross-site scripting CVE-2008-4408 Vulnerability Report
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http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-October/000078.html
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki 1.13.2, 1.12.1 security update
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http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_13_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
Query: Active Repositories
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00220.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: mediawiki-1.13.2-40.99.fc8
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http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_12_1/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
Query: Active Repositories
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2737
Site en construction
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31540
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/3
oss-security - CVE request: XSS in mediawiki 1.13.1 and 1.12.0
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00179.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: mediawiki-1.13.2-41.fc9
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