CVE-2017-20175 LOW

CVE-2017-20175: DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension Username Piwik.hooks.php cross site scripting

Vendor Daschtour
Product matomo-mediawiki-extension
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published February 5, 2023
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

2.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 5, 2023 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated

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