CVE-2014-9276

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:ExpandedTemplates page in MediaWiki before 1.19.22, 1.20.x through 1.22.x before 1.22.14, and 1.23.x before 1.23.7, when $wgRawHTML is set to true, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with edit permissions for requests that cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the wpInput parameter, which is not properly handled in the preview.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1031301 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/03/9 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/16 mailing list
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T73111
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-November/000170.html mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9276?
CVE-2014-9276 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9276?
To fix CVE-2014-9276, 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-2014-9276 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9276 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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