CVE-2024-34502 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Attackers can force users to merge lexemes without consent by exploiting missing CSRF protection in the Special:MergeLexemes page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-34502?
CVE-2024-34502 is a critical vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 5 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in WikibaseLexeme in MediaWiki before 1.39.6, 1.40.x before 1.40.2, and 1.41.x before 1.41.1. Loading Special:MergeLexemes will (attempt to) make an edit that merges the from-id to the to-id, even if the request was not a POST request, and even if it does not contain an edit token.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34502?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including mediawiki. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
mediawiki Bitnami | All versions | 1.41.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2024-34502?
Upgrade mediawiki to 1.41.1 or later.
Is CVE-2024-34502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as BIT-mediawiki-2024-34502, GHSA-rq44-cfp6-2c3c.