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CVE-2008-5250

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Published: Dec 19, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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3.5
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 6.8 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by editing a wiki page.

Affected (6)

Products: Mediawiki: Mediawiki
Mediawiki
1 product
Mediawiki
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mediawiki
Mediawiki
Version 1.12.0
Mediawiki
Version 1.12.1
Mediawiki
Version 1.13.0
Mediawiki
Version 1.13.1
Mediawiki
Version 1.13.2
Mediawiki
Version 1.6.11

Related CWEs

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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.

References (16)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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