CVE-2017-20175

DaSchTour matomo-mediawiki-extension Username Piwik.hooks.php cross site scripting

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: February 5, 2023 at 07:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:15 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMatomoMatomo

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.3
Affected range stops below 2.4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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