# CVE-2023-22945: Missing authorization in n/a

> Blocked users can bypass restrictions to enroll as mentors or modify mentorship properties in the GrowthExperiments extension.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-mediawiki-2023-22945, GHSA-p28r-f42x-qmm2

## What is CVE-2023-22945?

CVE-2023-22945 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 11 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39, the growthmanagementorlist API allows blocked users (blocked in ApiManageMentorList) to enroll as mentors or edit any of their mentorship-related properties.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22945?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mediawiki` | Bitnami | All versions | 1.39.1 |

Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Mediawiki Mediawiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22945?

Upgrade mediawiki to 1.39.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-22945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22945 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22945 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 11 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mediawiki (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.39.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22945/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22945/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22945
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22945
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22945

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22945/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.