CVE-2023-45371
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An issue was discovered in the Wikibase 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. There is no rate limit for merging items.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2594MediaWiki: Mehre SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-10-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in MediaWiki ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Dateien zu manipulieren, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- BIT-mediawiki-2023-453712024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue was discovered in the Wikibase 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. There is no rate limit for merging items.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-45371/cnnvd
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/961264cnnvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345064cnnvd
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/961264enisa_euvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345064enisa_euvd
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/961264Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345064Issue TrackingPermissions Requirednvd
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