CVE-2024-23172

An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension in MediaWiki before 1.35.14, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.6, and 1.40.x before 1.40.2. XSS can occur via message definitions. e.g., in SpecialCheckUserLog.

CVSS v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/989179	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/989179	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347708	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347708	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::

History

18 Jan 2024, 20:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347708 -~~	() https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347708 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/989179 -~~	() https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/989179 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CWE		CWE-79
First Time		Mediawiki mediawiki Mediawiki
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.4
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::

12 Jan 2024, 05:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-12 05:15

Updated : 2025-06-04 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-23172

Mitre link : CVE-2024-23172

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mediawiki

mediawiki

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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