Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01208 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.3 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.4 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.5 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.6 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.7 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.8 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.9 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.7 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.8 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.9 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.10 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.11 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4_beta1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4_beta2 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4_beta3 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4_beta4 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4_beta5 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.10 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.11 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4_beta1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4_beta2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4_beta3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4_beta4 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4_beta5 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5ggr-8c87-9724
References
More Mediawiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-18933 An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13576 An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.10, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.6… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-03312 Stored XSS leads to privilege escalation in MediaWiki v1.40.0 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-42109 Cross-site request forgery in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - RedirectManager Extension CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2024-22822 An issue was discovered in includes/CommentFormatter/CommentParser.php in MediaWiki… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2023-18935 An issue was discovered in the ProofreadPage (aka Proofread Page) extension for MediaWiki… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-1245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5ggr-8c87-9724 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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