MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a CDATA section containing valid UTF-7 encoded sequences in a SVG file, which is then incorrectly interpreted as UTF-8 by Chrome and Firefox.
Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
18 Nov 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD
Affected software
Software
Affected versions
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki