CVE-2015-2939

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2939
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-04-13 14:59:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Scribunto extension for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a function name, which is not properly handled in a Lua error backtrace.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mediawiki Scribunto - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
⚓ T85113 Function names aren't sanitized in Lua error backtraces af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 phabricator.wikimedia.org
MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201510-05) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:200 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.24, 1.23.9, and 1.24.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.wikimedia.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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