CVE-2023-36674 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2023-36674?

CVE-2023-36674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 20 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36674?

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

Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2023-36674?

Upgrade mediawiki to a fixed version for your release line: 1.35.11, 1.38.7, 1.39.4 or 1.40.1.

Is CVE-2023-36674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki

• CVE-2023-37303 Denial of service in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-29904 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-29906 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-28205 Business logic in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-28206 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 9.8

All Mediawiki Mediawiki vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-mediawiki-2023-36674, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-36674, GHSA-5998-5c6q-8v55, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-36674.