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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2024-23177)

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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2024-23177)

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 WatchAnalytics extension in MediaWiki before 1.40.2. XSS can occur via the Special:PageStatistics page parameter.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_40_2

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