CVE-2012-6453 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RSS Reader extension before 0.2.6 for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted feed.

MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.98%

Published: 2012-12-31 13:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 02:48
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RSS Reader extension before 0.2.6 for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted feed.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
mediawiki rssreader	<= 0.2.5	No fix listed
mediawiki rssreader	= 0.2	No fix listed
mediawiki rssreader	= 0.2.1	No fix listed
mediawiki rssreader	= 0.2.2	No fix listed
mediawiki rssreader	= 0.2.3	No fix listed
mediawiki rssreader	= 0.2.4	No fix listed

References

CVSS v2.0

4.3 Medium

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

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

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 0.98% (percentile 62.6)
CWE: CWE-79

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.