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CVE-2014-5241

Debian Security Advisory 3011-1

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El endpoint JSONP en includes/api/ApiFormatJson.php en MediaWiki anterior a 1.19.18, 1.20.x hasta 1.22.x anterior a 1.22.9, y 1.23.x anterior a 1.23.2 acepta ciertos valores largos de devolución de llamada y no restringe los bytes iniciales de una respuesta JSONP, lo que permite a atacantes remotos realizar ataques de CSRF, y obtener información sensible, a través de un elemento OBJECT manipulado con contenido SWF consistente con un juego de caracteres restringido.

It was discovered that MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, is vulnerable to JSONP injection in Flash (CVE-2014-5241) and clickjacking between OutputPage and ParserOutput (CVE-2014-5243). The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MediaWiki to the new upstream version 1.19.18, which includes additional changes.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-08-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-08-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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<= 1.19.17
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19
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beta_1
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19
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beta_2
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.0
Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.19.0"
-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.1
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.2
Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.19.2"
-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.3
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.4
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.5
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.6
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.7
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.8
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.9
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.10
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.11
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.12
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.13
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.14
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.15
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Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.19.16
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.20.1
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.20.2
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.20.3
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.20.4
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.20.5
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.20.6
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.20.7
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.20.8
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.1
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.2
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Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.3
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.4
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.5
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.6
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.7
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.8
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.9
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.21.10
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.0
Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.22.0"
-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.1
Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.22.1"
-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.2
Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.22.2"
-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.3
Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.22.3"
-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.4
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Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.5
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.6
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-
Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.7
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Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.22.8
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Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.23.0
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Affected
Mediawiki
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Mediawiki
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1.23.1
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Affected