CVE-2023-45364: Medium severity mediawiki vulnerability

Published Oct 9, 2023
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Updated

An issue was discovered in includes/page/Article.php in MediaWiki 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5 and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. Deleted revision existence is leaked due to incorrect permissions being checked. This reveals that a given revision ID belonged to the given page title, and its timestamp, both of which are not supposed to be public information.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
debian/mediawiki
1:1.31.16-1+deb10u21:1.31.16-1+deb10u71:1.35.11-1~deb11u11:1.35.13-1~deb11u11:1.39.5-1~deb12u11:1.39.5-1
MediaWiki MediaWiki>=1.36.0<1.39.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.40.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Debian Debian Linux=12.0

Event History

Oct 9, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-45364?

The severity of CVE-2023-45364 is medium.

2

How is CVE-2023-45364 exploited?

CVE-2023-45364 can be exploited by leaking deleted revision existence due to incorrect permissions being checked.

3

Which versions of MediaWiki are affected by CVE-2023-45364?

MediaWiki versions 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5 and 1.40.x before 1.40.1 are affected by CVE-2023-45364.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-45364?

To fix CVE-2023-45364, update to MediaWiki version 1.39.5 or 1.40.1.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-45364?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-45364 at the following references: [Phabricator](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T264765), [Debian Security Advisory](https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5520), [Debian Security Tracker](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-45364).

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