CVE-2014-7295
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x...
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x before 1.22.12 and 1.23.x before 1.23.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified other impact via crafted CSS, as demonstrated by modifying MediaWiki:Common.css.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x before 1.22.12 and 1.23.x before 1.23.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified other impact via crafted CSS, as demonstrated by modifying MediaWiki:Common.css.
- Record
CVE-2014-7295- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x before 1.22.12 and 1.23.x before 1.23.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified other impact via crafted CSS, as demonstrated by modifying MediaWiki:Common.css.
- Record
CVE-2014-7295- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-7166 No score
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x before 1.22.12 and 1.23.x before 1.23.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified other impact via crafted CSS, as demonstrated by modifying MediaWiki:Common.css.
- Record
EUVD-2014-7166- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ch24-8hv8-9rmv No score
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x...
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x before 1.22.12 and 1.23.x before 1.23.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified other impact via crafted CSS, as demonstrated by modifying MediaWiki:Common.css.
- Record
GHSA-ch24-8hv8-9rmv- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x before 1.22.12 and 1.23.x before 1.23.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified other impact via crafted CSS, as demonstrated by modifying MediaWiki:Common.css.
- Record
CVE-2014-7295- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-7295 No score
The (1) Special:Preferences and (2) Special:UserLogin pages in MediaWiki before 1.19.20, 1.22.x before 1.22.12 and 1.23.x before 1.23.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified other impact via crafted CSS, as demonstrated by modifying MediaWiki:Common.css.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7295- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0400 No score
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerbilities
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerability:
MediaWiki before 1.23.4 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to JavaScript injection via CSS in uploaded SVG files (CVE-2014-7199).
MediaWiki before 1.23.5 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to JavaScript injection via user-specificed CSS in certain special pages (CVE-2014-7295).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0400- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiDebian:12 |
before 1:1.19.20+dfsg-1 | 1:1.19.20+dfsg-1 |
mediawikiDebian:13 |
before 1:1.19.20+dfsg-1 | 1:1.19.20+dfsg-1 |
mediawikiDebian:14 |
before 1:1.19.20+dfsg-1 | 1:1.19.20+dfsg-1 |
mediawikiDebian:7 |
before 1:1.19.20+dfsg-0+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1:1.19.10+dfsg-11:1.19.11+dfsg-0+deb7u11:1.19.11+dfsg-11:1.19.12+dfsg-11:1.19.13+dfsg-1 Show 24 moreShow less1:1.19.14+dfsg-0+deb7u11:1.19.14+dfsg-0+deb7u21:1.19.14+dfsg-11:1.19.15+dfsg-0+deb7u11:1.19.15+dfsg-11:1.19.15+dfsg-21:1.19.16+dfsg-0+deb7u11:1.19.16+dfsg-11:1.19.17+dfsg-11:1.19.18+dfsg-0+deb7u11:1.19.18+dfsg-0.11:1.19.19+dfsg-0+deb7u11:1.19.19+dfsg-11:1.19.5-11:1.19.5-1+deb7u11:1.19.6-11:1.19.7+dfsg-11:1.19.7+dfsg-1.11:1.19.8+dfsg-11:1.19.8+dfsg-21:1.19.8+dfsg-2.11:1.19.8+dfsg-2.21:1.19.9+dfsg-11:1.19.9+dfsg-2 |
1:1.19.20+dfsg-0+deb7u1 |
mediawikiMageia:3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.23.5-1.mga3 | 1.23.5-1.mga3 |
mediawikiMageia:4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.23.5-1.mga4 | 1.23.5-1.mga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-7295 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Mediawiki, published October 5, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.19.20+dfsg-1.
References
bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70672
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-October/000163.html
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3046
secunia.com/advisories/61752
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/67
securityfocus.com/bid/70238
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7295
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch24-8hv8-9rmv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7295
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0400.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14182