What is CVE-2020-35626?

CVE-2020-35626 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-35626?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in MediaWiki

CVE-2020-35626

An issue was discovered in the PushToWatch extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.1. The primary form did not implement an anti-CSRF token and therefore was completely vulnerable to CSRF attacks against onSkinAddFooterLinks in PushToWatch.php.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mediawiki
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35626?: CVE-2020-35626 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-35626?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.