CVE-2014-5243

Public Exploit

Description

MediaWiki before 1.19.18, 1.20.x through 1.22.x before 1.22.9, and 1.23.x before 1.23.2 does not enforce an IFRAME protection mechanism for transcluded pages, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-July/000157.html mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3011 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:153 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59738 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/14/5 mailing list
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65778 patch exploit
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0309.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-5243?
CVE-2014-5243 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-5243?
To fix CVE-2014-5243, 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-2014-5243 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-5243 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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