CVE-2014-2242

Published Mar 2, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
includes/upload/UploadBase.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.12, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.6, and 1.22.x before 1.22.3 does not prevent use of invalid namespaces in SVG files, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an SVG upload, as demonstrated by use of a W3C XHTML namespace in conjunction with an IFRAME element.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2281 includes/upload/UploadBase.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.12, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.6, and 1.22.x before 1.22.3 does not prevent use of invalid namespaces in SVG files, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an SVG upload, as demonstrated by use of a W3C XHTML namespace in conjunction with an IFRAME element.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00448}

epss

{'score': 0.0045}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00481}

epss

{'score': 0.00448}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:06 AM
Reserved
Feb 28, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2014, 4:57 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:06 AM