CVE-2007-0177 json
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…
published 2007-01-11 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0181
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.5%
- EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- mediawiki Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7.1-6
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0177
- svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_7_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES advisory
- svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_6_9/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES advisory
- svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_8_3/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES advisory
- svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_9_0RC2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES advisory
- sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=652721 advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/21956 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-29404)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-29404 MediaWiki 1.x - 'AJAX index.php' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2007-01-09
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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svn.wikimedia.org
/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_7_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
patch, vendor-advisory
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svn.wikimedia.org
/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_6_9/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
patch, vendor-advisory
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svn.wikimedia.org
/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_8_3/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
patch, vendor-advisory
-
svn.wikimedia.org
/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_9_0RC2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
patch, vendor-advisory
-
sourceforge.net
/forum/forum.php?forum_id=652721
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/21956
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23647
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0096
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/24889
third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/31359
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/31525
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-0177
- NVD CVE-2007-0177
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