VDB
CVE-2014-9478
CVE-2014-9478
PUBLISHED
Reported by debian · Published January 16, 2015
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the preview in the ExpandTemplates extension for MediaWiki, when $wgRawHTML is set to true, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the wpInput parameter to the Special:ExpandTemplates page.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Jan 16, 2015 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 5, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 6, 2026 CVE Updated
- Oct 17, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- [oss-security] 20150103 Re: CVE Request: Mediawiki security releases 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [oss-security] 20141221 CVE Request: Mediawiki security releases 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20141217 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST