CVE-2023-37256
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to...
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to store javascript: URLs in URL fields, and automatically links these URLs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to store javascript: URLs in URL fields, and automatically links these URLs.
- Record
CVE-2023-37256- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to store javascript: URLs in URL fields, and automatically links these URLs.
- Record
CVE-2023-37256- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41176 No score
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to store javascript: URLs in URL fields, and automatically links these URLs.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41176- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-655h-vxcr-6q9j
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to...
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to store javascript: URLs in URL fields, and automatically links these URLs.
- Record
GHSA-655h-vxcr-6q9j- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mediawiki-2023-37256 No score
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to store javascript: URLs in URL fields, and automatically links these URLs.
- Record
BIT-mediawiki-2023-37256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue was discovered in the Cargo extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. It allows one to store javascript: URLs in URL fields, and automatically links these URLs.
- Record
CVE-2023-37256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiBitnami |
before 1.39.4 | 1.39.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37256 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mediawiki, published June 29, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.39.4.