Improper Authorization in MediaWiki - CVE-2023-22945
Published: January 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71142
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22945
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
MediaWiki
How to mitigate CVE-2023-22945
Install updates from vendor's website.
MediaWiki - addressed in versions 1.35.9, 1.38.5, 1.39.1