Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4408
CVE-2008-4408
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.1, 1.12.0, and possibly other versions before 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the useskin parameter to an unspecified component.
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References
11- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-October/000078.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/3nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32128nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32131nvd
- svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_12_1/phase3/RELEASE-NOTESnvd
- svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_13_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTESnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31540nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2737nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45632nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00179.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00220.htmlnvd
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