CVE-2023-22945: Medium severity mediawiki vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2023
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Updated

In the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39, the growthmanagementorlist API allows blocked users (blocked in ApiManageMentorList) to enroll as mentors or edit any of their mentorship-related properties.

Affected Software

2 affected components
MediaWiki<=1.39.0
fedoraproject fedora=37

Event History

Jan 11, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-22945.

2

What is the severity rating of CVE-2023-22945?

The severity rating of CVE-2023-22945 is medium (4.3).

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2023-22945?

The GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki up to version 1.39 and Fedora 37 are affected by CVE-2023-22945.

4

How can blocked users exploit CVE-2023-22945?

Blocked users can enroll as mentors or edit mentorship-related properties through the growthmanagementorlist API in MediaWiki.

5

Are there any references or additional information about CVE-2023-22945?

Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2023-22945 on the following URLs:<br>- [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id1b83fcd58eccb8b2dfea44a3ab2f72314860d88](https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id1b83fcd58eccb8b2dfea44a3ab2f72314860d88)<br>- [https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AP65YEN762IBNQPOYGUVLTQIDLM5XD2A/](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AP65YEN762IBNQPOYGUVLTQIDLM5XD2A/)<br>- [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321733](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321733)

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