XSS in Daschtour Matomo-Mediawiki-Extension
CVE-2017-20175
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Daschtour Matomo-mediawiki-extension — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
- Mediawiki Matomo
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Patch, exploit)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-20175?
- CVE-2017-20175 is a low-severity vulnerability in Daschtour Matomo-Mediawiki-Extension, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2023-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-20175?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.