Unscored severity · published Jun 29, 2012
CVE-2012-2698
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the outputPage function in includes/SkinTemplate.php in MediaWiki before 1.17.5, 1.18.x before 1.18.4, and 1.19.x before 1.19.1 allows…
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CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the outputPage function in includes/SkinTemplate.php in MediaWiki before 1.17.5, 1.18.x before 1.18.4, and 1.19.x before 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uselang parameter to index.php/Main_page.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Mediawiki · Mediawiki
1.18; 1.18; 1.18.0; 1.18.0; 1.18.1; 1.18.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2698
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2698
lists.wikimedia.org
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-June/000116.html
lists.wikimedia.org
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-June/000117.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-June/000118.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49484
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027179
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/14/2
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