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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-29903
CVE-2022-29903:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Private Domains extension for MediaWiki through version 1.37.2 (before commit 1ad65d4c1c19) contained a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that affected the page editing functionality (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability existed in the Special:PrivateDomains form which allowed editing pages in NS_MEDIAWIKI namespace used for storing PrivateDomains settings. The form lacked proper anti-CSRF token implementation, only verifying that the request was POSTed and the action was 'submit' without any CSRF protection (Phabricator).
Impact
An attacker could potentially trick authenticated users into making unwanted changes to the PrivateDomains settings through CSRF attacks, effectively modifying the extension's configuration without the user's knowledge or consent (Phabricator).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was fixed by adding proper anti-CSRF token validation to the edit form. Users should upgrade to a version after commit 1ad65d4c1c19, which implements the security fix by adding wpEditToken validation (Phabricator).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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