# CVE-2024-23178: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting in MediaWiki Phonos extension allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via i18n messages.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-mediawiki-2024-23178, GHSA-wwvh-g99g-xv29

## What is CVE-2024-23178?

CVE-2024-23178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 12 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in the Phonos extension in MediaWiki before 1.40.2. PhonosButton.js allows i18n-based XSS via the phonos-purge-needed-error message.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23178?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including mediawiki. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mediawiki` | Bitnami | All versions | 1.41.1 |

Products: Mediawiki Mediawiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23178?

Upgrade mediawiki to 1.41.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-23178 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-23178 exists.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 12 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-23178 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mediawiki (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.41.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23178

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23178/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.