CVE-2014-5241
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-5241 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-08-22 17:55:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The JSONP endpoint in includes/api/ApiFormatJson.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.18, 1.20.x through 1.22.x before 1.22.9, and 1.23.x before 1.23.2 accepts certain long callback values and does not restrict the initial bytes of a JSONP response, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks, and obtain sensitive information, via a crafted OBJECT element with SWF content consistent with a restricted character set. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.19.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.23.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.23.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.mandriva.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| oss-security - Re: Possible CVE Request: MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.18, 1.22.9 and 1.23.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3011-1 mediawiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.18, 1.22.9 and 1.23.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.wikimedia.org | |
| Security Advisory SA59738 - Debian update for mediawiki - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0309 - Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | advisories.mageia.org | |
| T70187 Mitigate CVE-2014-4671 (jsonp flash) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.wikimedia.org | Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.