CVE-2012-6453 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RSS Reader extension for MediaWiki, specifically versions prior to 0.2.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through a specially crafted RSS feed. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:rssreader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:rssreader:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:rssreader:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:rssreader:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:rssreader:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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