CVE catalog

CVE-2015-6729

mediawiki: CVE-2015-6729

Severity: Low
Published: Aug 12, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.01% · Oct 27, 2026

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in thumb.php in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the rel404 parameter, which is not properly handled in an error page.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mediawiki	sid	`1:1.43.11+dfsg-3`	not affected
Debian	mediawiki	forky	`1:1.43.11+dfsg-1`	not affected
Debian	mediawiki	trixie	`1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	mediawiki	trixie-security	`1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	mediawiki	bookworm	`1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2`	not affected
Debian	mediawiki	bookworm-security	`1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mediawiki	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm
[mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:16:06 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]