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MEDIUM
CVE-2017-20175
DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension up to 2.4.2 on MediaWiki. This affects an unknown part of the file Piwik.hooks.php of the component Username Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.4.3 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220203.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 5, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 17, 2024, 1:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-20175 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mediawiki mediawiki
2 Mediawiki matomo
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-20175.

URL Resource
https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/commit/681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d Patch
https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/pull/17 Exploit Patch
https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/releases/tag/v2.4.3 Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220203 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.220203 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-20175 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 VulDB AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 VulDB AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension up to 2.4.2. This affects an unknown part of the file Piwik.hooks.php of the component Username Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.4.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220203. A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension up to 2.4.2 on MediaWiki. This affects an unknown part of the file Piwik.hooks.php of the component Username Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.4.3 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220203.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/commit/681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d No Types Assigned https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/commit/681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/pull/17 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/pull/17 Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/releases/tag/v2.4.3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/releases/tag/v2.4.3 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220203 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220203 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.220203 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.220203 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:matomo:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.3
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.02%

score

0.49095

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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