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    CVE-2008-4408

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.1, 1.12.0, and possibly other versions before 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the useskin parameter to an unspecified component.

    Published:Oct 3, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 3, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00691
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mediawiki
    Product
    Mediawiki

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-34094 (CVSS 2) — Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files include…
    CVE-2026-34093 (CVSS 1.1) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. …
    CVE-2026-34092 (CVSS 2.1) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. …
    CVE-2026-34091 (CVSS 5.5) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. T…
    CVE-2026-34088 (CVSS 1.3) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. T…
    CVE-2026-34087 (CVSS 5.1) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation OATHAuth. Th…
    CVE-2025-67481 (CVSS 0) — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in W…
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    References

    http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-October/000078.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/3
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32128
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32131
    http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_12_1/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
    http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_13_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31540
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2737
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45632
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00179.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00220.html
    http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-October/000078.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/3
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32128
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32131
    http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_12_1/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
    http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_13_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31540
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2737
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45632
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00179.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00220.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High