CVE-2013-4305 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SyntaxHighlight GeSHi extension for MediaWiki, specifically within the contrib/example.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the PATH_INFO, affecting MediaWiki installations that included this extension, particularly those downloaded before September 2013. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
1.19.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.20.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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