CVE-2014-3966 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting MediaWiki versions before 1.19.16, 1.21.x before 1.21.10, and 1.22.x before 1.22.7, specifically when the wgRawHtml setting is enabled. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through an invalid username provided to the Special:PasswordReset page. The CVSS score of 2.6 indicates a low severity, with a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.19.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.