An issue was discovered in the Widgets extension through 1.4.0 for MediaWiki.
Priority LOW 26CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Widgets extension through 1.4.0 for MediaWiki. Improper title sanitization allowed for the execution of any wiki page as a widget (as defined by this extension) via MediaWiki's {{#widget:}} parser function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00971 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:*:* | up to 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | Widgets Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:widgets_project:widgets:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* Versions up to 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Widgets Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9382
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vw7-qgh3-r4pc
References
More Widgets Project Widgets vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-05654 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Widgets extension for MediaWiki allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-9382 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9382 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2vw7-qgh3-r4pc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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