Vulnerability Details : 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 category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2008-5249
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5249
0.33%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 54 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5249
| 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
|
2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-5249
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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-2008-5249
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32844
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: mediawiki-1.13.3-42.fc9
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http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki 1.13.3, 1.12.2, 1.6.11 security updatePatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: mediawiki-1.13.3-41.99.fc8
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1901
[SECURITY] [DSA 1901-1] New mediawiki1.7 packages fix several vulnerabilities
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