CVE-2024-23179

An issue was discovered in the GlobalBlocking extension in MediaWiki before 1.40.2. For a Special:GlobalBlock?uselang=x-xss URI, i18n-based XSS can occur via the parentheses message. This affects subtitle links in buildSubtitleLinks.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

18 Jan 2024, 20:21

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CWE CWE-79
First Time Mediawiki
Mediawiki mediawiki
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce%40lists.wikimedia.org/message/TDBUBCCOQJUT4SCHJNPHKQNPBUUETY52/ - () https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce%40lists.wikimedia.org/message/TDBUBCCOQJUT4SCHJNPHKQNPBUUETY52/ - Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes
References () https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347746 - () https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347746 - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

12 Jan 2024, 13:47

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Summary
  • (es) Se descubrió un problema en la extensión GlobalBlocking en MediaWiki antes de la versión 1.40.2. Para un URI Special:GlobalBlock?uselang=x-xss, el XSS basado en i18n puede ocurrir a través del mensaje entre paréntesis. Esto afecta los enlaces de subtítulos en buildSubtitleLinks.

12 Jan 2024, 06:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-12 06:15

Updated : 2024-01-18 20:21


NVD link : CVE-2024-23179

Mitre link : CVE-2024-23179

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-23179


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Products Affected

mediawiki

  • mediawiki
CWE
CWE-79

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