Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-9480 is an XSS issue in the MediaWiki Hovercards extension. A remote attacker could inject script or HTML through text-extract handling, potentially affecting users who view poisoned content. The bundle does not provide a CVSS score, exact affected versions, or evidence of active exploitation. Exposure is likely limited to MediaWiki installations using the Hovercards extension around the affected release period. The provided CVE data does not identify exact vulnerable versions or CPEs. Treat as a moderate legacy web risk. Prioritize if the organization still runs MediaWiki with Hovercards or has old wiki deployments exposed to untrusted users. Mitigation focus: Identify MediaWiki instances using the Hovercards extension.; Review the referenced Wikimedia advisory and Phabricator task for the exact fixed state.; Apply the relevant MediaWiki security or maintenance release where applicable..
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- Known Exploited
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- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20141217 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T69180CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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