vulnerability
MediaWiki: CVE-2024-40596: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jul 7, 2024 | Jul 11, 2024 | May 6, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 7, 2024
Added
Jul 11, 2024
Modified
May 6, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.42.1. The Special:Investigate feature can expose suppressed information for log events. (TimelineService does not support properly suppressing.)
Solution
mediawiki-upgrade-latest
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