Improper Authorization in MediaWiki - CVE-2023-22945

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Improper Authorization in MediaWiki - CVE-2023-22945

Published: January 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71142
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
Software vendor:
MediaWiki.org

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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