Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX module in MediaWiki before 1.6.9…
Priority LOW 29Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX module in MediaWiki before 1.6.9, 1.7 before 1.7.2, 1.8 before 1.8.3, and 1.9 before 1.9.0rc2, when wgUseAjax is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03529 89th 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 · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.2 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.3 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.4 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.5 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.5_r14348:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.5_r14348 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.6 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.5_r14348:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5_r14348 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.2 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0177
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwf8-mgf9-q3wr
References
Patch 5
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_7_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_6_9/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_8_3/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_9_0RC2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=652721
Advisory 1
Other 2
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-2007-0177 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0177 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwf8-mgf9-q3wr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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