Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5249

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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Affected products

MediaWiki/Mediawiki4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.13.0 - 1.13.2

Patches

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References

lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/33133nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/33349nvd
www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1901nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32844nvd
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.htmlnvd
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.htmlnvd

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