CVE-2022-29905 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Attackers can perform cross-site request forgery against the FanBoxes extension in MediaWiki, potentially forcing users to perform unwanted actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-29905?
CVE-2022-29905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 29 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The FanBoxes extension for MediaWiki through 1.37.2 (before 027ffb0b9d6fe0d823810cf03f5b562a212162d4) allows Special:UserBoxes CSRF.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29905?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including mediawiki. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
mediawiki Bitnami | All versions | 1.37.3 |
Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29905?
Upgrade mediawiki to 1.37.3 or later.
Is CVE-2022-29905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki
Sources
Also known as BIT-mediawiki-2022-29905, GHSA-88cj-3gp2-w5gw.