CVE-2008-0460

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in api.php in (1) MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.11.0rc1, 1.10 through 1.10.2, 1.9 through 1.9.4, and 1.8; and (2) the BotQuery extension for MediaWiki 1.7 and earlier; when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.01% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39901 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00189.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0280 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00147.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28137 vdb entry
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-January/000068.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28629 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29266 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0460?
CVE-2008-0460 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0460?
To fix CVE-2008-0460, 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-2008-0460 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0460 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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