CVE-2016-6333 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.23.15, 1.26.4, and 1.27.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the CSS user subpage preview feature, specifically via the edit box in Special:MyPage/common.css. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction and could lead to low confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.23.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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