GuMaxDD Skin up to 1.42.1 on MediaWiki Sidebar Menu cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in GuMaxDD Skin up to 1.42.1 on MediaWiki. This affects an unknown part of the component Sidebar Menu Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-40599. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GuMaxDD Skin up to 1.42.1 on MediaWiki. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Sidebar Menu Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in the GuMaxDD skin for MediaWiki through 1.42.1. There is stored XSS via MediaWiki:Sidebar top-level menu entries.

The advisory is shared for download at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-40599 since 07/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-38535). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phabricator.wikimedia.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270448
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2024 12:22
Updated: 06/15/2025 10:57
Changes: 07/07/2024 12:22 (53), 07/09/2024 05:25 (1), 07/10/2024 06:02 (11), 03/20/2025 20:22 (4), 06/15/2025 10:57 (1)
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