Wikimedia MediaWiki allows CSRFGHSA-27fw-r78j-h898
HIGHGHSA-27fw-r78j-h898 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in mediawiki/core. A fix is available for mediawiki/core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
mediawiki/core🐘mediawiki/core🐘mediawiki/core🐘mediawiki/coreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Wikimedia MediaWiki through 1.32.1 allows CSRF in logout feature.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | mediawiki/core | ≥ 1.27.0&&< 1.27.6 | 1.27.6composer require mediawiki/core:^1.27.6 |
| 🐘Packagist | mediawiki/core | ≥ 1.30.0&&< 1.30.2 | 1.30.2composer require mediawiki/core:^1.30.2 |
| 🐘Packagist | mediawiki/core | ≥ 1.31.0&&< 1.31.2 | 1.31.2composer require mediawiki/core:^1.31.2 |
| 🐘Packagist | mediawiki/core | ≥ 1.32.0&&< 1.32.2 | 1.32.2composer require mediawiki/core:^1.32.2 |
Affected Products
debian linuxdebianmediawikimediawikiDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mediawiki/core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update mediawiki/core to 1.27.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-27fw-r78j-h898 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-27fw-r78j-h898 in your dependencies?
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