MediaWiki up to 1.35.13/1.39.5/1.40.1 PageTriage Extension cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.35.13/1.39.5/1.40.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component PageTriage Extension. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-23174. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.35.13/1.39.5/1.40.1 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part of the component PageTriage Extension. 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 summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the PageTriage 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 the rev-deleted-user, pagetriage-tags-quickfilter-label, pagetriage-triage, pagetriage-filter-date-range-format-placeholder, pagetriage-filter-date-range-to, pagetriage-filter-date-range-from, pagetriage-filter-date-range-heading, pagetriage-filter-set-button, or pagetriage-filter-reset-button message.

The weakness was presented 01/12/2024. The advisory is shared at gerrit.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-23174 since 01/12/2024. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.35.14, 1.39.6 or 1.40.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Content Management System

Name

• MediaWiki

Version

• 1.35.0
• 1.35.1
• 1.35.2
• 1.35.3
• 1.35.4
• 1.35.5
• 1.35.6
• 1.35.7
• 1.35.8
• 1.35.9
• 1.35.10
• 1.35.11
• 1.35.12
• 1.35.13
• 1.39.0
• 1.39.1
• 1.39.2
• 1.39.3
• 1.39.4
• 1.39.5
• 1.40.0
• 1.40.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

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