CVE-2008-5249

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote...

4.3 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

1.96%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2008-5249
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2008-5249
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5226 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2008-5226
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jq48-2m27-c2mr No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-jq48-2m27-c2mr
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2008-5249
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5249 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5249
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mediawiki

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Debian:12	before 1:1.13.3-1	1:1.13.3-1
`mediawiki` Debian:13	before 1:1.13.3-1	1:1.13.3-1
`mediawiki` Debian:14	before 1:1.13.3-1	1:1.13.3-1
`mediawiki1.7` Debian:4.0	before 1.7.1-9etch1, plus listed versions 1.7.1-9etch0	1.7.1-9etch1
`mediawiki` Debian:5.0	before 1:1.12.0-2lenny2	1:1.12.0-2lenny2

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2008-5249 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mediawiki, published December 19, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.13.3-1.

References

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