CVE-2024-40605

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Published Jul 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the Foreground 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

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-38541	An issue was discovered in the Foreground skin for MediaWiki through 1.42.1. There is stored XSS via MediaWiki:Sidebar top-level menu entries.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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% (0.319% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361452

History

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Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawiki

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 14, 2025, 1:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 6, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 14, 2025, 1:28 PM
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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