CVE-2008-0460

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in api.php in (1) MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.11.0rc1, 1.10...

4.3 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in api.php in (1) MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.11.0rc1, 1.10 through 1.10.2, 1.9 through 1.9.4, and 1.8; and (2) the BotQuery extension for MediaWiki 1.7 and earlier; when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

14.6%Down 6.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2008-0460
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

Record: CVE-2008-0460
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0470 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0470
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3v9-vqch-gc4g No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in api.php in (1) MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.11.0rc1, 1.10...

Record: GHSA-q3v9-vqch-gc4g
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-0460
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-0460 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0460
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Debian:12	before 1:1.11.1-1	1:1.11.1-1
`mediawiki` Debian:13	before 1:1.11.1-1	1:1.11.1-1
`mediawiki` Debian:14	before 1:1.11.1-1	1:1.11.1-1

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-2008-0460 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mediawiki, published January 25, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.6%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.11.1-1.

References

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