CVE-2015-6730: XSS
First published: Tue Sep 01 2015(Updated: )
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in thumb.php in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f parameter, which is not properly handled in an error page, related to "ForeignAPI images."
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| MediaWiki | <=1.23.9 | |
| MediaWiki | =1.24.0 | |
| MediaWiki | =1.24.1 | |
| MediaWiki | =1.24.2 | |
| MediaWiki | =1.25.0 | |
| MediaWiki | =1.25.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2015-6730?
CVE-2015-6730 is classified as a moderate severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6730?
To fix CVE-2015-6730, upgrade MediaWiki to a version that is 1.23.10 or later, 1.24.3 or later, or 1.25.2 or later.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2015-6730?
CVE-2015-6730 affects MediaWiki versions prior to 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2.
What does the CVE-2015-6730 vulnerability allow attackers to do?
CVE-2015-6730 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f parameter in the thumb.php file.
What areas of MediaWiki are impacted by CVE-2015-6730?
CVE-2015-6730 specifically impacts error handling related to 'ForeignAPI images' in MediaWiki.
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/weakness
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/mediawiki
- canonical/mediawiki
- version/mediawiki/1.23.9
- version/mediawiki/1.24.0
- version/mediawiki/1.24.1
- version/mediawiki/1.24.2
- version/mediawiki/1.25.0
- version/mediawiki/1.25.1