CVE-2023-29141
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
X-Forwarded-For header allows brute-forcing autoblocked IP addresses
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:1.39.4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:1.39.4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:1.39.4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:1.35.11-1~deb11u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:1.39.4-1~deb12u1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >=1.39.0,<1.39.3 | 1.39.3 |
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >=1.38.0,<1.38.6 | 1.38.6 |
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | <1.35.10 | 1.35.10 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-29141
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29141
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_39/RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
- https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00029.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285159
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5447
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.35#MediaWiki_1.35.10
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.38#MediaWiki_1.38.6
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.39#MediaWiki_1.39.3
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.