CVE-2024-23171

An issue was discovered in the CampaignEvents 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. The Special:EventDetails page allows XSS via the x-xss language setting for internationalization (i18n).

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6	Patch
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6	Patch
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6 - Patch~~	() https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6 - Patch
References	~~() https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

18 Jan 2024, 20:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343 -~~	() https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6 -~~	() https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6 - Patch
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.4
CWE		CWE-79
First Time		Mediawiki Mediawiki mediawiki

12 Jan 2024, 05:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-12 05:15

Updated : 2025-06-20 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-23171

Mitre link : CVE-2024-23171

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-23171

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mediawiki

mediawiki

CWE

CWE-79

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

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