What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-36123?

CVE-2024-36123 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-36123?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-36123. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36123?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-36123. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Citizen CVE-2024-36123

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2024-06-03 security-advisories@github.com

XSS Citizen

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

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

CVE Published

Jun 03, 2024 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. The page MediaWiki:Tagline has its contents used unescaped, so custom HTML (including Javascript) can be injected by someone with the ability to edit the MediaWiki namespace (typically those with the editinterface permission, or sysops). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.16.0.

AnalysisAI

Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

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. Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. The page MediaWiki:Tagline has its contents used unescaped, so custom HTML (including Javascript) can be injected by someone with the ability to edit the MediaWiki namespace (typically those with the editinterface permission, or sysops). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.16.0. Affected products include: Starcitizen.Tools Citizen.

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.