Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-6729
CVE-2015-6729
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in thumb.php in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the rel404 parameter, which is not properly handled in an error page.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.23.9
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.23.10, <1.24.3, <1.25.2
- Range: <1.23.10, <1.24.3, <1.25.2
Patches
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References
6- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05nvd
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