CVE-2023-45370: Medium severity mediawiki vulnerability

Published Oct 9, 2023
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the SportsTeams extension for MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. SportsTeams: Special:SportsManagerLogo and Special:SportsTeamsManagerLogo do not check for the sportsteamsmanager user right, and thus an attacker may be able to affect pages that are concerned with sports teams.

Affected Software

3 affected components
MediaWiki MediaWiki<1.35.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki>=1.36.0<1.39.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.40.0

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 CVE-2023-45370?

CVE-2023-45370 is an issue discovered in the SportsTeams extension for MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-45370?

CVE-2023-45370 has a severity rating of medium (5.3).

3

How does CVE-2023-45370 impact MediaWiki?

CVE-2023-45370 affects the SportsTeams extension of MediaWiki, allowing an attacker to bypass user rights checks.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-45370?

To fix CVE-2023-45370, it is recommended to upgrade to MediaWiki version 1.35.12, 1.39.5, or 1.40.1, depending on the currently installed version.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-45370?

More information about CVE-2023-45370 can be found at the following references: [Link 1](https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/SportsTeams/+/959699/) and [Link 2](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345680).

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