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Managewiki CVE-2024-25109

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2024-02-09 security-advisories@github.com
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Feb 09, 2024 - 23:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

ManageWiki is a MediaWiki extension allowing users to manage wikis. Special:ManageWiki does not escape escape interface messages on the columns and help keys on the form descriptor. An attacker may exploit this and would have a cross site scripting attack vector. Exploiting this on-wiki requires the (editinterface) right. Users should apply the code changes in commits 886cc6b94, 2ef0f50880, and 6942e8b2c to resolve this vulnerability. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

ManageWiki is a MediaWiki extension allowing users to manage wikis. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. ManageWiki is a MediaWiki extension allowing users to manage wikis. Special:ManageWiki does not escape escape interface messages on the columns and help keys on the form descriptor. An attacker may exploit this and would have a cross site scripting attack vector. Exploiting this on-wiki requires the (editinterface) right. Users should apply the code changes in commits 886cc6b94, 2ef0f50880, and 6942e8b2c to resolve this vulnerability. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Affected products include: Miraheze Managewiki.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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