Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.15 before 1.15.4 and 1.16 before…
Priority LOW 22CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.15 before 1.15.4 and 1.16 before 1.16 beta 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) strings that are processed as script by Internet Explorer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01028 63rd 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.0 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.2 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.3 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.16.0 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.16.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.16.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.16.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.16.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.16.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.16.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1647
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jm9p-g8f6-v95v
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-2010-1647 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-1647 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jm9p-g8f6-v95v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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