CVE-2014-2242 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.19.12, 1.21.6, and 1.22.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts by uploading specially crafted SVG files that utilize invalid namespaces, such as a W3C XHTML namespace with an IFRAME element. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a potential impact on integrity (partial). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.19.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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