What is CVE-2022-29547?

CVE-2022-29547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Createredirect, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-29547?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mediawiki Createredirect

CVE-2022-29547

The CreateRedirect extension before 2022-04-14 for MediaWiki does not properly check whether the user has permissions to edit the target page. This could lead to an unauthorised (or blocked) user being able to edit a page.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mediawiki Createredirect
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29547?: CVE-2022-29547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Createredirect, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-29547?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.