CVE-2023-45360
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. There is XSS in youhavenewmessagesmanyusers and youhavenewmessages i18n messages. This is related to MediaWiki:Youhavenewmessagesfromusers.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (15)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2818MediaWiki: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-11-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in MediaWiki ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff zu starten oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- BIT-mediawiki-2023-453602024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. There is XSS in youhavenewmessagesmanyusers and youhavenewmessages i18n messages. This is related to MediaWiki:Youhavenewmessagesfromusers.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-45360/cnnvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T340221cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/enisa_euvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T340221enisa_euvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/nvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/nvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T340221ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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