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)
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 |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-4589
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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
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http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2009-July/000087.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35662
Patch
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51687
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https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19693
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1882
Patch;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2009-4589
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawik:i1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*