Improper access control in MediaWiki - CVE-2022-41344

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Improper access control in MediaWiki - CVE-2022-41344

Published: October 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67985
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41344
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Affected software:
MediaWiki

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can mark own article as reviewed if they use api.php?action=pagetriageaction.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-41344

Install updates from vendor's website.

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