Vulnerability in MediaWiki

CVE-2023-29140

An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Attackers might be able to see edits for which the username has been hidden, because there is no check for rev_deleted.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-29140: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29140?
CVE-2023-29140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-29140?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.