Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Widgets extension for MediaWiki allows…
Priority LOW 24CWE-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 the Widgets extension for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving base64 encoded content.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02009 80th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:widgets_project:widgets:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Widgets Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:widgets_project:widgets:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Widgets Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6737
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v58-7mwh-3r84
References
More Widgets Project Widgets vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-07502 An issue was discovered in the Widgets extension through 1.4.0 for MediaWiki. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2015-6737 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-6737 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2v58-7mwh-3r84 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-6737 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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