CVE-2017-20175 : A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DaSchTour matomo-med

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension up to 2.4.2 on MediaWiki. This affects an unknown part of the file Piwik.hooks.php of the component Username Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.4.3 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220203.

Published 2023-02-05 20:15:08

Updated 2024-05-17 01:17:25

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Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2017-20175

Mediawiki » Matomo » For Mediawiki
Versions from including (>=) 2.4.0 and before (<) 2.4.3
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:matomo:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-20175

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0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 17 %

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CVSS scores for CVE-2017-20175

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
2.1	LOW	AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N	3.9	2.9	VulDB
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: High Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
2.6	LOW	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	1.2	1.4	VulDB
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: Low Availability: None
2.6	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	1.2	1.4	VulDB	2024-02-29
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: Low Availability: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2017-20175

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: cna@vuldb.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-20175

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https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/commit/681324e4f518a8af4bd1f93867074c728eb9923d

SECURITY: XSS when $wgPiwikTrackUsernames is true · DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension@681324e · GitHub
Patch
https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/releases/tag/v2.4.3

Release v2.4.3 · DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension · GitHub
Release Notes
https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/pull/17

SECURITY: XSS when $wgPiwikTrackUsernames is true by Seb35 · Pull Request #17 · DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension · GitHub
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