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CVE-2009-4589
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Special:Block implementation in the getContribsLink function in SpecialBlockip.php in…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- 35662 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 55824 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 35818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19693 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1882 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- mediawiki-specialblocks-xss(51687) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [mediawiki-announce] 20090713 MediaWiki security update: 1.15.1 and 1.14.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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