vulnerability
MediaWiki: CVE-2016-6333: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 20, 2017 | Aug 24, 2017 | May 6, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 20, 2017
Added
Aug 24, 2017
Modified
May 6, 2026
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CSS user subpage preview feature in MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the edit box in Special:MyPage/common.css.
Solution
mediawiki-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-6333
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-6333
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98053
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T133147
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-7260
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-7260
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