# CVE-2024-23173: MediaWiki Cargo Extension Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23173-mediawiki-cargo-extension-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-01-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-23173 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-01-12

MediaWiki Cargo Extension Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Technologies: [mediawiki/cargo (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mediawiki-cargo). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-23173 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-23173 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-23173?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 January 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** mediawiki/cargo (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.35.14.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-23173?** Yes. mediawiki/cargo (Packagist): upgrade to 1.35.14 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-23173?** Check whether you run mediawiki/cargo (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- mediawiki/cargo (Packagist): upgrade to 1.35.14 or later

  ```sh
  composer require mediawiki/cargo:^1.35.14
  ```


## Affected products

- mediawiki/cargo (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.35.14

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-23173
- GHSA-rhpm-63w5-79rg

## Related threats

- [Cargo Mediawiki Extension vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-62671-cargo-mediawiki-extension-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)
- [Mediawiki Cargo extension vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-47847-mediawiki-cargo-extension-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)