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MediaWiki: Missing Authorization (CVE-2022-29906)

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MediaWiki: Missing Authorization (CVE-2022-29906)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/29/2022
Created
05/14/2022
Added
05/12/2022
Modified
08/11/2023

Description

The admin API module in the QuizGame extension for MediaWiki through 1.37.2 (before 665e33a68f6fa1167df99c0aa18ed0157cdf9f66) omits a check for the quizadmin user.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-latest

References

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