CVE-2014-9478 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ExpandTemplates extension for MediaWiki, specifically when the $wgRawHTML setting is enabled. An attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the wpInput parameter on the Special:ExpandTemplates page. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity and only partial integrity impact, meaning it's difficult to exploit and has limited consequences. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.19.22CPE 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:N/I:P/A:N
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