Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-51704
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the mediawiki package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.7-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51704 |
| Debian:13 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51704 |
| Debian:14 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51704 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347726
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240427 [SECURITY] [DLA 3796-1] mediawiki security update mailing-list
- FEDORA-2024-2c564b942d vendor-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00039.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/