CVE-2009-4589

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Published Jan 7, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Analysis

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Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawik:i1.15.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.14.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4555	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.356% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2009-July/000087.html
http://osvdb.org/55824
http://secunia.com/advisories/35818
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35662
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1882
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19693
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51687

History

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Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawik Mediawiki

Weaknesses

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

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:08 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 7, 2010, 6:13 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:08 AM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 7, 2010, 6:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

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