CVE-2024-40600

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Published Jul 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the Metrolook skin for MediaWiki through 1.42.1. There is stored XSS via MediaWiki:Sidebar top-level menu entries.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.302% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361449

History

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Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawiki Metrolook Skin

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:33 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 6, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:33 AM
Reserved: Jul 6, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:33 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:33 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 7, 2024, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:46 AM

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