CVE-2023-37305
Published: 30 June 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-37305 is a medium-severity Observable Discrepancy (CWE-203) vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 49.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-41209
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in the ProofreadPage (aka Proofread Page) extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. In includes/Page/PageContentHandler.php and includes/Page/PageDisplayHandler.php, hidden users can be exposed via public interfaces.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Misdirection can normalize or falsify responses to eliminate observable discrepancies that aid reconnaissance.
Observable discrepancies in system behavior can be modulated to create covert storage or timing channels; the required analysis detects and constrains such avenues.
Prevents attackers from using observable differences in error responses to infer internal system details or state.