Unscored severity · published Jan 25, 2008
CVE-2008-0460
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in api.php in (1) MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.11.0rc1, 1.10 through 1.10.2, 1.9 through 1.9.4, and 1.8; and (2) the BotQuery extension for…
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CVSS
14.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in api.php in (1) MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.11.0rc1, 1.10 through 1.10.2, 1.9 through 1.9.4, and 1.8; and (2) the BotQuery extension for MediaWiki 1.7 and earlier; when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)14.6% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
ME
Mediawiki · Mediawiki
1.7.0; 1.8.0; 1.8.1; 1.8.2; 1.8.3; 1.8.4; +11 more · source: NVD
MB
Mediawiki Botquery Ext · Mediawiki
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0460
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0460
lists.wikimedia.org
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-January/000068.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28629
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29266
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28137
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0280
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39901
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