CVE-2008-5249 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2008-5249?

CVE-2008-5249 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 19 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5249?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2008-5249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5249, GHSA-jq48-2m27-c2mr.