MediaWiki GuMaxDD Skin XSS via Sidebar (before 1.42.2)
CVE-2024-40599 Published on July 7, 2024
An issue was discovered in the GuMaxDD skin for MediaWiki through 1.42.1. There is stored XSS via MediaWiki:Sidebar top-level menu entries.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-40599 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2024-40599 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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