CVE-2022-29547

Description

The CreateRedirect extension before 2022-04-14 for MediaWiki does not properly check whether the user has permissions to edit the target page. This could lead to an unauthorised (or blocked) user being able to edit a page.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306174 vendor advisory
https://phabricator.miraheze.org/T9061 issue tracking third party advisory
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CreateRedirect/+/780567 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-29547?
CVE-2022-29547 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-29547?
To fix CVE-2022-29547, 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-2022-29547 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-29547 is being actively exploited. 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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