CVE-2024-47848 User can review/unreview articles while blocked
Blocked users can improperly review or unreview articles, bypassing intended access restrictions in the MediaWiki PageTriage extension.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-47848?
CVE-2024-47848 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - PageTriage, published on 4 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - PageTriage allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Mediawiki - PageTriage: from 1.39.X before 1.39.9, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.42.X before 1.42.2.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47848?
How do I fix CVE-2024-47848?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-47848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-crh3-9wq5-g56c.