CVE-2008-5250 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting MediaWiki versions before 1.6.11, 1.12.2, and 1.13.3. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by editing a wiki page, specifically when Internet Explorer is used with uploads enabled, or when an SVG scripting browser is used with SVG uploads enabled. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity requiring authentication, leading to a partial impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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