BIT-mediawiki-2023-3550
See a problem?- Import Source
- https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/mediawiki/BIT-mediawiki-2023-3550.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/BIT-mediawiki-2023-3550
- Aliases
- Published
- 2024-03-06T11:01:36.392Z
- Modified
- 2025-04-03T14:40:37.652Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Mediawiki v1.40.0 does not validate namespaces used in XML files.
Therefore, if the instance administrator allows XML file uploads,
a remote attacker with a low-privileged user account can use this
exploit to become an administrator by sending a malicious link to
the instance administrator.
- Database specific
{ "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.40.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "severity": "Critical" }- References
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- https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/blondie/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00027.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5520
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3550
Affected packages
Bitnami / mediawiki
Package
- Name
- mediawiki
- Purl
- pkg:bitnami/mediawiki
Severity
- 9.0 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator