CVE-2025-23073 (GCVE-0-2025-23073)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-14 18:45 – Updated: 2025-10-16 22:47
VLAI
Title
API list=globalblocks can reveal IP of autoblock if username and IP are included in the bgtargets parameter
Summary
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalBlocking Extension allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue briefly impacted the master branch of MediaWiki’s GlobalBlocking Extension.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-15 14:29 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
Assigner
wikimedia-foundation CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 69/100 over 81 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalBlocking Extension Affected: master (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Dom Walden
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