CSRF in MediaWiki

CVE-2024-40603

An issue was discovered in the ArticleRatings extension for MediaWiki through 1.42.1. Special:ChangeRating allows CSRF to alter data via a GET request.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.8% 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-2024-40603: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40603?
CVE-2024-40603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-40603?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40603 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.