Improper Authorization in MediaWiki - CVE-2023-22945
Published: January 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71142
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22945
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Affected software:
MediaWiki
MediaWiki
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authorization.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the GrowthExperiments extension. Action=growthmanagementorlist makes it possible for blocked users to enroll
as mentors via the growthmanagementorlist API.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-22945
Install updates from vendor's website.