What happened
An issue was discovered in the MassMessage extension in MediaWiki before 1.40.2. For a Special:MassMessage?uselang=x-xss URL, the i18n key massmessage-form-page-help allows XSS.
Affected versions
MassMessage: before 1.40.2 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.
Source timeline
CVE record published by NVDView source ↗
Record history
Record created from the first normalized source observation.
Metadata and source references refreshed.