MediaWiki (Citizen Skin) XSS via real name before v2.31.0
CVE-2024-47536 Published on September 30, 2024
starcitizentools/citizen-skin vulnerable to stored, self-XSS in the "real name" field
Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. A user with the editmyprivateinfo right or who can otherwise change their name can XSS themselves by setting their "real name" to an XSS payload. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.31.0.
Weakness Types
What is a Basic XSS Vulnerability?
The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This may allow such characters to be treated as control characters, which are executed client-side in the context of the user's session. Although this can be classified as an injection problem, the more pertinent issue is the improper conversion of such special characters to respective context-appropriate entities before displaying them to the user.
CVE-2024-47536 has been classified to as a Basic XSS vulnerability or weakness.
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-2024-47536 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-47536
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Affected Versions
StarCitizenTools mediawiki-skins-Citizen:- Version >= 2.6.3, < 2.31.0 is affected.
- Version 2.6.3 and below 2.31.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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