2.6
LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2010-2788
MediaWiki XSS in Profileinfo
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profileinfo.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5, when wgEnableProfileInfo is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filter parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

April 27, 2011, 12:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2788 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mediawiki mediawiki
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
The MediaWiki installation is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
  • Update MediaWiki to a version greater than or equal to 1.15.5 or 1.16.0.
  • Upgrade the MediaWiki package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-2788.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4 Patch
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69952 Patch
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69984 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42024
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620225 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226 Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4 Patch
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69952 Patch
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69984 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42024
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620225 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226 Patch
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2788 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-2788 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-2788 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
    Added Reference http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4
    Added Reference http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69952
    Added Reference http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69984
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42024
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620225
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.66 }} -0.01%

score

0.70307

percentile