CVE-2014-2244: mediawiki Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2244
Published 02-03-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-2244 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in mediawiki. EPSS estimates a 2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.07%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 02-03-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the formatHTML function in includes/api/ApiFormatBase.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.12, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.6, and 1.22.x before 1.22.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string located after http:// in the text parameter to api.php.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.07%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 2.08% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.07%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mediawiki1 product
- mediawiki≤ 1.19.11 | 1.1.0 | 1.10.0 | 1.10.0:rc1 | 1.10.0:rc2 | 1.10.1 | 1.10.2 | 1.10.3 | 1.10.4 | 1.11 | 1.11.0 | 1.11.0:rc1 | 1.11.1 | 1.11.2 | 1.12.0 | 1.12.0:rc1 | 1.12.1 | 1.12.2 | 1.12.3 | 1.12.4 | 1.13.0 | 1.13.0:rc1 | 1.13.0:rc2 | 1.13.1 | 1.13.2 | 1.13.3 | 1.13.4 | 1.14.0 | 1.14.0:rc1 | 1.14.1 | 1.15.0 | 1.15.0:rc1 | 1.15.1 | 1.15.2 | 1.15.3 | 1.15.4 | 1.15.5 | 1.16.0 | 1.16.0:beta1 | 1.16.0:beta2 | 1.16.0:beta3 | 1.16.1 | 1.16.2 | 1.17 | 1.17:beta_1 | 1.17.0 | 1.17.0:rc1 | 1.17.1 | 1.17.2 | 1.17.3 | 1.17.4 | 1.18 | 1.18:beta_1 | 1.18.0 | 1.18.0:rc1 | 1.18.1 | 1.18.2 | 1.18.3 | 1.19 | 1.19:beta_1 | 1.19:beta_2 | 1.19.0 | 1.19.1 | 1.19.2 | 1.19.3 | 1.19.4 | 1.19.5 | 1.19.6 | 1.19.7 | 1.19.8 | 1.19.9 | 1.19.10 | 1.20 | 1.20.1 | 1.20.2 | 1.20.3 | 1.20.4 | 1.20.5 | 1.20.6 | 1.20.7 | 1.20.8 | 1.21 | 1.21.1 | 1.21.2 | 1.21.3 | 1.21.4 | 1.21.5 | 1.22.0 | 1.22.1 | 1.22.2
Ubuntu1 product
- mediawiki< 1:1.19.14+dfsg-1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
10 links- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchVendor AdvisoryREPORT
- gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/X Refsource CONFIRM
- gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/REPORT