CVE-2023-22912: Medium severity mediawiki vulnerability

Published Jan 20, 2023
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Updated

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1. CheckUser TokenManager insecurely uses AES-CTR encryption with a repeated (aka re-used) nonce, allowing an adversary to decrypt.

Affected Software

5 affected components
MediaWiki MediaWiki<1.35.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki>=1.36.0<1.38.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.39.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.39.0-rc0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.39.0-rc1

Event History

Jan 20, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-22912.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22912?

The severity of CVE-2023-22912 is medium with a severity value of 5.3.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2023-22912?

The affected software for CVE-2023-22912 is MediaWiki versions 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1.

4

What is the description of CVE-2023-22912?

CVE-2023-22912 is an issue in MediaWiki versions before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1 where CheckUser TokenManager insecurely uses AES-CTR encryption with a repeated (aka re-used) nonce, allowing an adversary to decrypt.

5

Is there a reference for CVE-2023-22912?

Yes, you can find the reference for CVE-2023-22912 at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T315123.

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