PT-2024-28941 · Mediawiki+1 · Mediawiki+1

Ashley · CVE-2024-40605 · Published 2024-07-06 · Updated 2025-06-19

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MediaWiki versions 1.42.1 and earlier

Description An issue was discovered in the Foreground skin for MediaWiki. There is stored XSS via MediaWiki: Sidebar top-level menu entries.

Recommendations For MediaWiki versions 1.42.1 and earlier, consider disabling the Foreground skin until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Sidebar top-level menu entries to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2025-5905

BIT-MEDIAWIKI-2024-40605

CVE-2024-40605

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Mediawiki

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/40xxx/CVE-2024-40605.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361452 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40605 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-mediawiki-2024-40605 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40605 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/155 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1809825952077156828 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1809733873535971729 · Twitter Post