SQL injection in MediaWiki - CVE-2023-29134
Published: May 7, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89214
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29134
CWE-ID: CWE-89
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 attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Cargo extension handling of quotes inside backticks. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-29134
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331362
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/+/898722
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/+/895774
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/+/900133
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/rECRG920f3c19a84175bcfe93f41ecf9f8cef32730f8e
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/+/1005478