CVE-2023-51704 json
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.14, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.6, and 1.40.x before 1.40.2.
published 2023-12-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-mediawiki-2023-51704 , EUVD-2023-56401
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.14, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.6, and 1.40.x before 1.40.2. In includes/logging/RightsLogFormatter.php, group-*-member messages can result in XSS on Special:log/rights.
Patch / fix
- bitnami mediawiki 1.35.14, 1.39.6, 1.40.2
- mediawiki mediawiki 1.35.14, 1.39.6, 1.40.2
- mediawiki Debian 12 1:1.39.7-1~deb12u1
- mediawiki Debian 14, Debian 13 1:1.39.6-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51704
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347726 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-51704 updated cvss 6.3
mediawiki: group-.*-member messages are not properly escaped on Special:log/rights
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 mediawikiaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- phabricator.wikimedia.org https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347726 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | mediawiki | <1.35.14 >=1.36.0, <1.39.6 >=1.40.0, <1.40.2 |
1.35.14 1.39.6 1.40.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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phabricator.wikimedia.org
/T347726
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00018.html
mailing-list, web
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00039.html
web
- lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51704
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-51704
- NVD CVE-2023-51704
- OSV BIT-mediawiki-2023-51704
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