CVE-2012-2698 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki versions before 1.17.5, 1.18.4, and 1.19.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'uselang' parameter, specifically affecting the outputPage function in includes/SkinTemplate.php. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.18.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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