CVE-2009-4589

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    CVE-2009-4589

    Published: 7 Jan 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/35818, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1882, http://osvdb.org/55824, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35662, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1882, https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19693, http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2009-July/000087.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51687

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High