vulnerability
MediaWiki: CVE-2024-23178: 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) | Jan 12, 2024 | Jan 22, 2024 | May 6, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 12, 2024
Added
Jan 22, 2024
Modified
May 6, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the Phonos extension in MediaWiki before 1.40.2. PhonosButton.js allows i18n-based XSS via the phonos-purge-needed-error message.
Solution
mediawiki-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2024-23178
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-23178
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce%40lists.wikimedia.org/message/TDBUBCCOQJUT4SCHJNPHKQNPBUUETY52/
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T349312
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-20697
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-20697
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