Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki up to 1.40.1 MassMessage uselang cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki up to 1.40.1. This affects an unknown part of the component MassMessage. Executing a manipulation of the argument uselang can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-23176. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki up to 1.40.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component MassMessage. The manipulation of the argument uselang 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 MassMessage extension in MediaWiki before 1.40.2. For a Special:MassMessage?uselang=x-xss URL, the i18n key massmessage-form-page-help allows XSS.

The advisory is available at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-23176 since 01/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.40.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.40.2

Timelineinfo

01/12/2024 CVE reserved
09/14/2026 +975 days Advisory disclosed
09/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23176 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-403438

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2026 09:08
Changes: 09/14/2026 09:08 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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