Vulnerability in MediaWiki
CVE-2023-45362
An issue was discovered in DifferenceEngine.php in MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. diff-multi-sameuser (aka "X intermediate revisions by the same user not shown") ignores username suppression. This is an information leak.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.40.0
References
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341529 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00027.html (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-45362?
- CVE-2023-45362 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-45362?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.