# CVE-2015-6737: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via base64 encoded content in the MediaWiki Widgets extension, potentially stealing user data.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2v58-7mwh-3r84

## What is CVE-2015-6737?

CVE-2015-6737 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Widgets extension for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving base64 encoded content.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6737?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Widgets Project Widgets.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-6737?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6737 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-6737 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6737 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-9382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9382/): Code injection in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-6737 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-6737 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2015. 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-2015-6737 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-2015-6737/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6737/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6737
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6737
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-6737

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6737/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.