CVE-2007-1054

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX features in index.php in MediaWiki 1.6.x through 1.9.2, when $wgUseAjax is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a UTF-7 encoded value of the rs parameter, which is processed by Internet Explorer.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.96% Top 20%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.bugsec.com/articles.php?Security=24	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460596/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://osvdb.org/32078	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0678	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2274	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32586	vdb entry
http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_9_3/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-February/001367.html	mailing list exploit
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=487921&group_id=34373
http://secunia.com/advisories/24211	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1054?: CVE-2007-1054 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1054?: To fix CVE-2007-1054, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1054 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1054 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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