CVE-2014-2853: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in includes/actions/InfoAction.php

medium Affects mediawiki/core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-05-17; advisory modified 2024-12-02.

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in includes/actions/InfoAction.php

Package: mediawiki/core Composer
Affected versions: <1.21.9 or >=1.22.0 and <1.22.6
Fixed in: 1.21.9, 1.22.6
Severity: medium
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (83.9th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-17
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-79

NVD record mediawiki/core advisories

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