DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension up to 2.4.2 on MediaWiki Username Piwik.hooks.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension up to 2.4.2 on MediaWiki. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file Piwik.hooks.php of the component Username Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-20175. The attack can be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension up to 2.4.2 on MediaWiki (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code of the file Piwik.hooks.php of the component Username Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was presented 02/04/2023 as 17. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-20175. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:Piwik.hooks.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. The advisory contains the following remark:

With a specially-crafted username like 0'+(window.alert('You have been hacked'))+'0 the user receives the alert "You have been hacked". This commit escapes the username.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: matomo-mediawiki-extension 2.4.3
Patch: 681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 17
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-20175 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20175
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220203
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2023 06:18 PM
Updated: 03/05/2023 08:32 AM
Changes: 02/04/2023 06:18 PM (50), 03/05/2023 08:29 AM (2), 03/05/2023 08:32 AM (28)
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