CVE-2024-36123 — Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experienc
Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. The page `MediaWiki:Tagline` has its contents used unescaped, so custom HTML (including Javascript) can be injected by someone with the ability to edit the MediaWiki namespace (typically those with
Published
2024-06-03T14:17:08.664Z
Last modified
2024-08-02T03:30:13.034Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
Citizen is a MediaWiki skin that makes extensions part of the cohesive experience. The page `MediaWiki:Tagline` has its contents used unescaped, so custom HTML (including Javascript) can be injected by someone with the ability to edit the MediaWiki namespace (typically those with the `editinterface` permission, or sysops). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.16.0.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| StarCitizenTools | mediawiki | skins-Citizen — < 2.16.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2024-06-03T14:17:08.664Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-02T03:30:13.034Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/security/advisories/…
- github.com — https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/4a43280242f33…
- github.com — https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/blob/c11fbf67a99366d…
- github.com — https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/blob/c11fbf67a99366d…
- github.com — https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/releases
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