low
3.5
CWE
79
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2014-9475: XSS

First published: Thu Dec 18 2014(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in thumb.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.23, 1.2x before 1.22.15, 1.23.x before 1.23.8, and 1.24.x before 1.24.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a wikitext message.

Credit: security@debian.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/mediawiki<1.24.1
1.24.1
redhat/mediawiki<1.23.8
1.23.8
redhat/mediawiki<1.22.15
1.22.15
redhat/mediawiki<1.19.23
1.19.23
Wikimedia MediaWiki<=1.19.22
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20.1
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20.2
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20.3
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20.4
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20.5
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20.6
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20.7
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.20.8
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.1
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.2
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.3
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.4
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.5
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.6
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.7
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.8
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.9
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.10
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.21.11
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.0
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.1
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.2
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.3
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.4
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.5
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.6
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.7
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.8
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.9
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.10
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.11
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.12
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.13
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.22.14
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.23.0
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.23.1
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.23.2
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.23.3
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.23.4
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.23.5
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.23.6
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.23.7
Wikimedia MediaWiki=1.24.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-9475?

    CVE-2014-9475 is considered a medium severity cross-site scripting vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-9475?

    To fix CVE-2014-9475, upgrade MediaWiki to version 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15, or 1.19.23 or later.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2014-9475?

    CVE-2014-9475 affects MediaWiki versions before 1.19.23, 1.22.15, 1.23.8, and 1.24.1.

  • Can unprivileged users exploit CVE-2014-9475?

    Yes, remote authenticated users can exploit CVE-2014-9475 to inject arbitrary web scripts.

  • What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2014-9475?

    CVE-2014-9475 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows script injection via wikitext.

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