CVE-2023-3550

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-3550
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-09-25 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2024-02-01 00:54:00 UTC
DescriptionMediawiki v1.40.0 does not validate namespaces used in XML files. Therefore, if the instance administrator allows XML file uploads, a remote attacker with a low-privileged user account can use this exploit to become an administrator by sending a malicious link to the instance administrator.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.40.0 - All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MediaWiki MISC www.mediawiki.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5520-1 mediawiki MISC www.debian.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 3671-1] mediawiki security update lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
fluidattacks.com/advisories/blondie MISC fluidattacks.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 6000248 Debian Security Update for mediawiki (DSA 5520-1)
  • 6000357 Debian Security Update for mediawiki (DLA 3671-1)
  • 691314 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mediawiki (e59fed96-60da-11ee-9102-000c29de725b)

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