Auth bypass in MediaWiki
CVE-2023-45370
An issue was discovered in the SportsTeams extension for MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. SportsTeams: Special:SportsManagerLogo and Special:SportsTeamsManagerLogo do not check for the sportsteamsmanager user right, and thus an attacker may be able to affect pages that are concerned with sports teams.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.40.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345680 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/SportsTeams/+/959699/ (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-45370?
- CVE-2023-45370 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-45370?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.