CVE-2012-2698
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-2698 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-06-29 19:55:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the outputPage function in includes/SkinTemplate.php in MediaWiki before 1.17.5, 1.18.x before 1.18.4, and 1.19.x before 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uselang parameter to index.php/Main_page. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.14.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.14.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4 | beta6 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.4.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | alpha2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Code Review | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | gerrit.wikimedia.org | Exploit, Patch |
| Release notes/1.17 - MediaWiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mediawiki.org | |
| [MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki security release 1.17.5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.wikimedia.org | |
| Release notes/1.19 - MediaWiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mediawiki.org | |
| [MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki security release 1.18.4 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.wikimedia.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: XSS in uselang http parameter (mediawiki) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Release notes/1.18 - MediaWiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mediawiki.org | |
| [MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki security release 1.19.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.wikimedia.org | Vendor Advisory |
| MediaWiki Input Validation Flaw in 'uselang' Parameter Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| ⚓ T38938 Correctly escape uselang attribute to prevent xss | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.wikimedia.org | |
| www.osvdb.org/82983 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | |
| Security Alerts - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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