CVE-2014-2244

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the formatHTML function in includes/api/ApiFormatBase.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.12, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.6, and 1.22.x before 1.22.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string located after http:// in the text parameter to api.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65906 vdb entry
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html patch vendor advisory mailing list
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/Idf985e4e69c2f11778a8a90503914678441cb3fb%2Cn%2Cz
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61362 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071139

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2244?
CVE-2014-2244 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2244?
To fix CVE-2014-2244, 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-2014-2244 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-2244 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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