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MEDIUM
CVE-2024-47840
WikiMedia Mediawiki Apex Skin XSS-enabled Stored Attack
Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Apex skin allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - Apex skin: from 1.39.X before 1.39.9, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.42.X before 1.42.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 5, 2024, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 16, 2024, 4:44 p.m.

Source :

c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-47840 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 Wikimedia apex
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-2024-47840.

URL Resource
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id9093783051c3f8e6dcb5dc89f9493a5f5cf7bd7 Patch
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368628 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370081 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-47840 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id9093783051c3f8e6dcb5dc89f9493a5f5cf7bd7 No Types Assigned https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id9093783051c3f8e6dcb5dc89f9493a5f5cf7bd7 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368628 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368628 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370081 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370081 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wikimedia:apex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.13.0 up to (excluding) 1.39.9 *cpe:2.3:a:wikimedia:apex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.41.0 up to (excluding) 1.41.3 *cpe:2.3:a:wikimedia:apex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.42.0 up to (excluding) 1.42.2
  • CVE Received by c4f26cc8-17ff-4c99-b5e2-38fc1793eacc

    Oct. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Apex skin allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - Apex skin: from 1.39.X before 1.39.9, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.42.X before 1.42.2.
    Added Reference wikimedia-foundation https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368628 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference wikimedia-foundation https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370081 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference wikimedia-foundation https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id9093783051c3f8e6dcb5dc89f9493a5f5cf7bd7 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE wikimedia-foundation CWE-79
    Added CVSS V4.0 wikimedia-foundation CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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