CVE-2013-6453 XML external entity in n/a

What is CVE-2013-6453?

CVE-2013-6453 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 12 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MediaWiki before 1.19.10, 1.2x before 1.21.4, and 1.22.x before 1.22.1 does not properly sanitize SVG files, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via invalid XML.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6453?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6453?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6453 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki

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• CVE-2022-29904 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-29906 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-28205 Business logic in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-28206 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 9.8

All Mediawiki Mediawiki vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6453, GHSA-g3qp-m89q-7v8m.