Detections
Analytics
CVE-2023-3550
high
Description
Mediawiki v1.40.0 does not validate namespaces used in XML files. Therefore, if the instance administrator allows XML file uploads, a remote attacker with a low-privileged user account can use this exploit to become an administrator by sending a malicious link to the instance administrator.
References
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5520
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00027.html