Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 7, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-4589

Description

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.

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Affected products

MediaWiki/Mediawiki3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawik:i1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 1.14.0, = 1.15.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/35662nvdPatch
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1882nvdPatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/55824nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/35818nvdVendor Advisory
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2009-July/000087.htmlnvd
bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cginvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51687nvd

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