CVE-2024-23171
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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).
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affected products (10)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0083MediaWiki: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Cross-Site ScriptingDeutsch2024-01-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in MediaWiki ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-mediawiki-2024-231712024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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).
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-23171/cnnvd
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6cnnvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343cnnvd
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6enisa_euvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343enisa_euvd
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I70d71c409193e904684dfb706d424b0a815fa6f6Patchnvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348343ExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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