CVE-2012-1582 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wikitext parser of MediaWiki versions 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through specially crafted pages, particularly when using extensions like CharInsert. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.