Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5250
CVE-2008-5250
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by editing a wiki page.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.6.11, 1.12.x <1.12.2, 1.13.x <1.13.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/33133nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlnvd
- 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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