Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4589

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Special:Block implementation in the getContribsLink function in SpecialBlockip.php in MediaWiki 1.14.0 and 1.15.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ip parameter.

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Published 2010-01-07 18:30:01

Updated 2017-08-17 01:31:40

Source MITRE

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4589

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.28%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 64 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4589

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2009-4589

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product 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.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-4589

Products affected by CVE-2009-4589

Mediawiki » Mediawiki » Version: 1.14.0
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Mediawiki » Mediawik » Version: I1.15.0
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawik:i1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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