Improper permissions handling in MediaWiki AbuseFilterGHSA-rmcp-9fhq-58pv
MEDIUMGHSA-rmcp-9fhq-58pv is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-532 vulnerability in mediawiki/abuse-filter. A fix is available for mediawiki/abuse-filter — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-rmcp-9fhq-58pv.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension for MediaWiki before 1.39.9, 1.40.x and 1.41.x before 1.41.3, and 1.42.x before 1.42.2. An API caller can match a filter condition against AbuseFilter logs even if the caller is not authorized to view the log details for the filter.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | mediawiki/abuse-filter | all versions | 1.39.9composer require mediawiki/abuse-filter:^1.39.9 |
| 🐘Packagist | mediawiki/abuse-filter | ≥ 1.40.0&&< 1.41.3 | 1.41.3composer require mediawiki/abuse-filter:^1.41.3 |
| 🐘Packagist | mediawiki/abuse-filter | ≥ 1.42.0&&< 1.42.2 | 1.42.2composer require mediawiki/abuse-filter:^1.42.2 |
Affected Products
mediawikimediawikiDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mediawiki/abuse-filter, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update mediawiki/abuse-filter to 1.39.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-rmcp-9fhq-58pv 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
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