CVE-2009-0737 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web-based installer (config/index.php) in MediaWiki 1.6 before 1.6.12, 1.12 befo…
published 2009-02-25 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0737
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web-based installer (config/index.php) in MediaWiki 1.6 before 1.6.12, 1.12 before 1.12.4, and 1.13 before 1.13.4, when the installer is in active use, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
- mediawiki Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.14.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0737
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-0737 updated
mediawiki: multiple XSS issues in the installer
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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lists.wikimedia.org
/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2009-February/000083.html
mailing-list, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/33681
vdb-entry, patch
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/0368
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2009/dsa-1901
vendor-advisory
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svn.wikimedia.org
/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_6_12/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/33881
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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svn.wikimedia.org
/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_12_4/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
vendor-advisory
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svn.wikimedia.org
/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_13_4/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0737
- NVD CVE-2009-0737
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