vulnerability
MediaWiki: CVE-2023-45360: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Nov 3, 2023 | Nov 13, 2023 | May 6, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 3, 2023
Added
Nov 13, 2023
Modified
May 6, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. There is XSS in youhavenewmessagesmanyusers and youhavenewmessages i18n messages. This is related to MediaWiki:Youhavenewmessagesfromusers.
Solution
mediawiki-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2023-45360
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-45360
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T340221
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-49653
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-49653
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