CVE-2008-4408

N/A Unknown

Published: October 03, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.1, 1.12.0, and possibly other versions before 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the useskin parameter to an unspecified component.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-October/000078.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32128

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32131

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_12_1/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_13_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31540

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2737

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45632

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00179.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00220.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-October/000078.html