Improper access control in MediaWiki - CVE-2022-41345

 

Improper access control in MediaWiki - CVE-2022-41345

Published: October 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67987
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41345
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to the blocked administrator can mark pages for translation.


Affected software

MediaWiki

How to mitigate CVE-2022-41345

Install updates from vendor's website.

MediaWiki - addressed in versions 1.35.8, 1.37.5, 1.38.3

External References

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