CVE-2023-36674 — Improper Input Validation in Mediawiki

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
MediawikiDebian Mediawiki
Timeline
PublishedAug 20

Description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.11, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.7, 1.39.x before 1.39.4, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. It is possible to bypass the Bad image list (aka badFile) by using the thumb parameter (aka Manualthumb) of the File syntax.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/mediawiki< mediawiki 1:1.39.4-1~deb12u1 (bookworm)
▶NVDmediawiki/mediawiki1.36.0 — 1.38.7+3
▶Debianmediawiki/mediawiki< 1:1.35.11-1~deb11u1+3

Patches

Patch: phabricator.wikimedia.org ↗Patch: phabricator.wikimedia.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2023-36674: An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1↗2023-08-20
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GHSA
GHSA-5998-5c6q-8v55: An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1↗2023-08-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
MediaWiki: Manualthumb bypasses badFile lookup↗2023-06-30
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Debian
CVE-2023-36674: mediawiki - An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.11, 1.36.x through 1.38.x befor...↗2023
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