CVE-2022-28205

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl issue for groups expiring in the future.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.30%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ic6ba1a37b78df5b342ceeba4c1493dbde583b81f	third party advisory patch
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302248	patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28205?: CVE-2022-28205 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-28205?: To fix CVE-2022-28205, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-28205 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2022-28205 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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