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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-23171
CVE-2024-23171:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
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 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the x-xss language setting for internationalization (i18n) (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks through the language setting parameter in the Special:EventDetails page, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information and manipulation of web content (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to MediaWiki versions 1.35.14, 1.39.6, or 1.40.2 or later, depending on their current version track (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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