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CVE-2012-1582

16
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0238 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.wikimedia.org / pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.wikimedia.org / pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 80363
bugzilla.wikimedia.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/48504
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74288
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
securityfocus.com / bid/52689