CVE-2023-3550 (GCVE-0-2023-3550)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-25 15:20 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:55
VLAI?
Title
Stored XSS leads to privilege escalation in MediaWiki v1.40.0
Summary
Mediawiki v1.40.0 does not validate namespaces used in XML files. Therefore, if the instance administrator allows XML file uploads, a remote attacker with a low-privileged user account can use this exploit to become an administrator by sending a malicious link to the instance administrator.
Severity ?
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MediaWiki MediaWiki Affected: 1.40.0
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