CVE-2017-20175

low-risk
Published 2023-02-05

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.28% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 2.6/10 Low
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Matomo

Affected Vendors

Mediawiki

References (10)

Patch https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/commit/681324e4f518a8af4...
Exploit https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/pull/17
Release Notes https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/releases/tag/v2.4.3
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220203
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.220203
Patch https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/commit/681324e4f518a8af4...
Exploit https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/pull/17
Release Notes https://github.com/DaSchTour/matomo-mediawiki-extension/releases/tag/v2.4.3
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220203
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.220203
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low-risk
Severity 10/34 · Low
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal