CVE-2009-4589

MediaWiki 1.14.0 and 1.15.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via Special:Block IP Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35662
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/55824
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35818
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19693
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1882
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51687

Scores

EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 60.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
mediawiki/mediawik i1.15.0
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.14.0
Published Jan 07, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026