CVE-2014-9276
What it is
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:ExpandedTemplates page in MediaWiki before 1.19.22, 1.20.x through 1.22.x before 1.22.14, and 1.23.x before 1.23.7, when $wgRawHTML is set to true, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with edit permissions for requests that cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the wpInput parameter, which is not properly handled in the preview.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mediawiki ≤ 1.19.21
- Mediawiki 1.20
- Mediawiki 1.20.1
- Mediawiki 1.20.2
- Mediawiki 1.20.3
- Mediawiki 1.20.4
- Mediawiki 1.20.5
- Mediawiki 1.20.6
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2014-9276.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2014-9276. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-November/000170.html
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-November/000170.html
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1031301
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/03/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/16
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-November/000170.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T73111
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1031301
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/03/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/16
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-November/000170.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T73111