CVE-2022-47927 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can read SQLite database files containing credentials if MediaWiki is installed with weak directory permissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-47927?

CVE-2022-47927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1. When installing with a pre-existing data directory that has weak permissions, the SQLite files are created with file mode 0644, i.e., world readable to local users. These files include credentials data.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47927?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including mediawiki. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
mediawiki BitnamiAll versions1.35.9, 1.38.5, 1.39.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2022-47927?

Upgrade mediawiki to a fixed version for your release line: 1.35.9, 1.38.5 or 1.39.1.

Is CVE-2022-47927 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-47927 exists.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-mediawiki-2022-47927, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47927, DLA-3489-1, GHSA-wv3p-jvhj-v4jc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47927.

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