CVE-2014-5243
MediaWiki before 1.19.18, 1.20.x through 1.22.x before 1.22.9, and 1.23.x before 1.23.2 does not enforce an IFRAME protection mechanism for transcluded pages, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0037 (0.4%)
Percentile: 58.7%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
mediawiki:mediawikiTechnical description
MediaWiki before 1.19.18, 1.20.x through 1.22.x before 1.22.9, and 1.23.x before 1.23.2 does not enforce an IFRAME protection mechanism for transcluded pages, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site.
Published: 8/22/2014, 5:55:02 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0309.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/14/5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59738
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3011
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:153
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65778
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-July/000157.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0309.html