MediaWiki < 1.19.20 / 1.22.12 / 1.23.5 'includes/OutputPage.php' XSS

low Nessus Plugin ID 78109

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains an application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

According to its version number, the MediaWiki application running on the remote host is affected by an input validation error in the 'includes/OutputPage.php' script related to JavaScript in CSS content.
This can be exploited to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to MediaWiki version 1.19.20 / 1.22.12 / 1.23.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 78109

File Name: mediawiki_1_23_5.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: Remote

Family: CGI abuses : XSS

Published: 10/9/2014

Updated: 5/14/2025

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-7295

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/MediaWiki, www/PHP

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7295

BID: 70238

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990

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