Vulnerability in MediaWiki
CVE-2023-45372
An issue was discovered in the Wikibase 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. During item merging, ItemMergeInteractor does not have an edit filter running (e.g., AbuseFilter).
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 (25.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.3% 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/T345064 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/961264 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-45372?
- CVE-2023-45372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-45372?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.