Is CVE-2014-2242 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-2242 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-2242?

CVE-2014-2242 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-2242?

CVE-2014-2242 has an EPSS score of 2.45% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2242?

Upgrade mediawiki on debian 11 to 1:1.19.12+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-2242

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

includes/upload/UploadBase.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.12, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.6, and 1.22.x before 1.22.3 does not prevent use of invalid namespaces in SVG files, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an SVG upload, as demonstrated by use of a W3C XHTML namespace in conjunction with an IFRAME element.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

mediawikiDebian

Fixed in:1:1.19.12+dfsg-1CVE-2014-2242

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

lists.wikimedia.org

Vendor Advisory1

bugzilla.wikimedia.org

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.