CVE-2024-23176

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 5.4 EPSS 0.21%
Updated Sep 28, 2026
Mediawiki
Parameter Value
CVSS 5.4 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions before 1.40.2.
Type CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS))
Vendor Mediawiki
Public PoC No

An issue was discovered in the MassMessage extension in MediaWiki before 1.40.2. For a Special:MassMessage?uselang=x-xss URL, the i18n key massmessage-form-page-help allows XSS.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
Required
User action required

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
Low
Partial data leak
Integrity
Low
Partial data modification
Availability
None
No disruption

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products

mediawiki:massmessage