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CVE-2023-37254: An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. XSS can occur in Special:CargoQuery via a crafted page item when using the default format.

CVE-2023-37254 · published 3 years ago

Summary

An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. XSS can occur in Special:CargoQuery via a crafted page item when using the default format.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
mediawiki	mediawiki	<= 1.39.3 `cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::`

Original advisory text

An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. XSS can occur in Special:CargoQuery via a crafted page item when using the default format.

References

https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/37xxx/CVE-2023-37254... Vendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37254 Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331065 URL

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit
Gives an attacker partial control

Severity

6.1 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Timeline

Published29 Jun 2023

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2023-37254 · NVD

CVE-2023-37254 · OSV

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