CVE-2023-37300

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Published Jun 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the CheckUserLog API in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. There is incorrect access control for visibility of hidden users.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41205	An issue was discovered in the CheckUserLog API in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. There is incorrect access control for visibility of hidden users.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.672% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I993fdcae1fedb7dd543b35a477026bc727615b0a
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T330968

History

Nov 27, 2024 7:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-863
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawiki

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 27, 2024, 6:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 30, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Nov 27, 2024, 6:54 PM
Reserved: Jun 30, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:09 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:09 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 30, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:07 AM

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