CVE-2024-29898

Oversight in fix for GHSA-4rcf-3cj2-46mq may have exposed suppressed wiki requests on private wikis

Description

CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis. An oversight during the writing of the patch for CVE-2024-29897 may have exposed suppressed wiki requests to private wikis that added Special:RequestWikiQueue to the read whitelist to users without the `(read)` permission. This vulnerability is fixed in 8f8442ed5299510ea3e58416004b9334134c149c.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: miraheze CreateWiki
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/miraheze/CreateWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-5rcv-cf88-gv8v
https://github.com/miraheze/CreateWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-4rcf-3cj2-46mq
https://github.com/miraheze/CreateWiki/commit/8f8442ed5299510ea3e58416004b9334134c149c

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-29898?
CVE-2024-29898 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-29898?
To fix CVE-2024-29898, 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-2024-29898 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-29898 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-29898?
CVE-2024-29898 affects miraheze CreateWiki.
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