GHSA-5vj8-g3qg-4qh6
X-Forwarded-For header allows brute-forcing autoblocked IP addresses
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.10, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.6, and 1.39.x before 1.39.3. An auto-block can occur for an untrusted X-Forwarded-For header.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- 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/[email protected]/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/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