CVE-2024-34502
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CVE-2024-34502 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | < 1.39.6 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | >= 1.40.0, < 1.40.2 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | >= 1.41.0, < 1.41.1 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 40 |
References
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseLexeme/+/1013359Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357101Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseLexeme/+/1013359Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FU2FGUXXK6TMV6R52VRECLC6XCSQQISY/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357101Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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