--- title: "CVE-2014-5242\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5242?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2014-5242 Publication date 22 August 2014 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mediawiki.page.image.pagination.js in MediaWiki 1.22.x before 1.22.9 and 1.23.x before 1.23.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving the multipageimagenavbox class in conjunction with an action=raw value. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5242?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | mediawiki | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5242?format=md#patch-details) ## Notes --- ### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold) Introduced in 1.22, thus none of our packages are affected ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | mediawiki | * Upstream: | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5242) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5242) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-5242) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5242) ### Other references * *