CVE-2013-1951

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.19.5 and 1.20.x before 1.20.4 and allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Lua function names.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.76% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: ikimedia Foundation MediaWiki
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1951 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-1951 issue tracking third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml third party advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-1951 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104022.html mailing list release notes third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104027.html mailing list release notes third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/16/12 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59077 vdb entry third party advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T48084 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1951?
CVE-2013-1951 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1951?
To fix CVE-2013-1951, 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-2013-1951 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1951 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2013-1951?
CVE-2013-1951 affects ikimedia Foundation MediaWiki.
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