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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2024-23172)

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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2024-23172)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/12/2024
Created
01/23/2024
Added
01/22/2024
Modified
01/22/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_35_14
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_39_6
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_40_2

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