# CVE-2014-9253: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading a malicious SWF file and accessing it via the media parameter.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9253, GHSA-g587-72hj-w684, MGASA-2014-0540

## What is CVE-2014-9253?

CVE-2014-9253 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The default file type whitelist configuration in conf/mime.conf in the Media Manager in DokuWiki before 2014-09-29b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading an SWF file, then accessing it via the media parameter to lib/exe/fetch.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9253?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dokuwiki Dokuwiki, Mageia Mageia.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9253?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-9253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-15474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15474/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2009-1960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1960/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2016-7964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7964/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2010-0288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0288/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-25338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25338/): Dokuwiki 2018-04-22b - Username Enumeration (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9253 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9253 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9253/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9253
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9253
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9253

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9253/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.