CVE-2014-9276 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.19.22, 1.22.14, and 1.23.7, specifically affecting the Special:ExpandedTemplates page when $wgRawHTML is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated user sessions, particularly those with edit permissions, to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks through the wpInput parameter during preview. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity. It requires high attack complexity (AC:H) but can be exploited remotely (AV:N) without authentication (Au:N), potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.19.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.20.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.20.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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