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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2023-51704)

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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2023-51704)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/22/2023
Created
01/04/2024
Added
01/03/2024
Modified
06/12/2024

Description

An issue was discovered 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. In includes/logging/RightsLogFormatter.php, group-*-member messages can result in XSS on Special:log/rights.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_35_14
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_39_6
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_40_2

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