What is CVE-2022-29906?

CVE-2022-29906 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-29906?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Mediawiki

CVE-2022-29906

The admin API module in the QuizGame extension for MediaWiki through 1.37.2 (before 665e33a68f6fa1167df99c0aa18ed0157cdf9f66) omits a check for the quizadmin user.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.013 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mediawiki
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29906?: CVE-2022-29906 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-29906?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.