CVE-2007-0177

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX module in MediaWiki before 1.6.9, 1.7 before...

5.1 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX module in MediaWiki before 1.6.9, 1.7 before 1.7.2, 1.8 before 1.8.3, and 1.9 before 1.9.0rc2, when wgUseAjax is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

3.53%Down 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

Record: CVE-2007-0177
CVSS 2.0: 5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-0177
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-0181 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-0181
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwf8-mgf9-q3wr No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX module in MediaWiki before 1.6.9, 1.7 before...

Record: GHSA-rwf8-mgf9-q3wr
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2007-0177
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-0177 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0177
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mediawiki

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Debian:12	before 1.7.1-6	1.7.1-6
`mediawiki` Debian:13	before 1.7.1-6	1.7.1-6
`mediawiki` Debian:14	before 1.7.1-6	1.7.1-6

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	MediaWiki 1.x - 'AJAX index.php' Cross-Site Scripting	2007-01-09

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-0177 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Mediawiki, published January 11, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.53%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.7.1-6.

References

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