CVE-2015-2941 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki versions before 1.19.24, 1.23.9, and 1.24.2, specifically when running with HHVM. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through an invalid parameter in a wddx format request to api.php, due to improper handling in error messages related to unsafe wddx_serialize_value calls. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.19.23CPE 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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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