{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2008-5250","aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5250"],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by editing a wiki page.","dates":{"published":"2008-12-19T17:00:00.000Z","modified":"2024-08-07T10:49:11.913Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":3.5,"severity":"low","version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","score":3.5,"severity":"low","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false}]},"epss":{"probability":0.01066,"percentile":0.64267,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":0,"baselineDate":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","baselineScore":0.01066},"history":[{"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":0.64267}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01066,"percentile":0.64267}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","description":"The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.","type":"weakness","status":"Stable","abstraction":"Base","likelihoodOfExploit":"High","url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"debian","product":"mediawiki","name":"mediawiki","label":"mediawiki","ecosystem":"Debian","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"< 1:1.13.3-1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 1:1.13.3-1","eol":null,"hubHref":null},{"vendor":"mediawiki","product":"mediawiki","name":"mediawiki","label":"mediawiki","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"1.6.11","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.12.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.12.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.13.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.13.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.13.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"1.6.11 | 1.12.0 | 1.12.1 | 1.13.0 | 1.13.1 | 1.13.2","eol":{"isEol":null,"eolDate":null,"matchMethod":"cpe","cycle":null,"product":{"name":"mediawiki","label":"MediaWiki","category":"server-app"}},"hubHref":"/vendor/mediawiki/mediawiki"}],"affectedCount":2,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html","label":"www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html","hostname":"www.redhat.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource FEDORA"]},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1901","label":"www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1901","hostname":"www.debian.org","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource DEBIAN"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33133","label":"secunia.com/advisories/33133","hostname":"secunia.com","tags":["Third Party Advisory","X Refsource SECUNIA","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html","label":"lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html","hostname":"lists.opensuse.org","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource SUSE"]},{"url":"http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html","label":"lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html","hostname":"lists.wikimedia.org","tags":["Mailing List","X Refsource MLIST","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32844","label":"www.securityfocus.com/bid/32844","hostname":"www.securityfocus.com","tags":["VDB Entry","X Refsource BID"]},{"url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html","label":"www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html","hostname":"www.redhat.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource FEDORA"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33349","label":"secunia.com/advisories/33349","hostname":"secunia.com","tags":["Third Party Advisory","X Refsource SECUNIA"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5250","label":"security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5250","hostname":"security-tracker.debian.org","tags":["Advisory"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":["DSA-1901-1","DTSA-186-1"],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2008-12-19T17:00:00.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2024-08-07T10:49:11.913Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":14,"level":"low","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T22:16:13.489Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}