MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 has XSS when the $wgShowExceptionDetails setting is false and the browser sends non-standard URL escaping.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 6.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade mediawiki | Dec 5, 2017 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade mediawiki127Upgrade mediawiki128Upgrade mediawiki129 | Nov 19, 2017 | Nov 19, 2017 |
| Mediawiki | — | Upgrade MediaWiki to the latest version | Oct 23, 2019 | Nov 15, 2017 |
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