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Vulnerability details: VCID-2nan-sz96-1fhq
Vulnerability ID VCID-2nan-sz96-1fhq
Aliases CVE-2023-29141
GHSA-5vj8-g3qg-4qh6
Summary X-Forwarded-For header allows brute-forcing autoblocked IP addresses 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-29141.json
epss 0.00148 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00148 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
epss 0.00172 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_39/RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
generic_textual CRITICAL https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_39/RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
ssvc Track* https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_39/RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vj8-g3qg-4qh6
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00029.html
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00029.html
ssvc Track* https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00029.html
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT/
ssvc Track* https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT/
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7/
ssvc Track* https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7/
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29141
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29141
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285159
generic_textual CRITICAL https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285159
ssvc Track* https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285159
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5447
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5447
ssvc Track* https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5447
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.35#MediaWiki_1.35.10
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.35#MediaWiki_1.35.10
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.38#MediaWiki_1.38.6
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.38#MediaWiki_1.38.6
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.39#MediaWiki_1.39.3
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.39#MediaWiki_1.39.3
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-29141.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29141
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29141
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36674
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36675
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/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29141
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
2183627 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2183627
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-5vj8-g3qg-4qh6 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vj8-g3qg-4qh6
ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT/
ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-29141.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_39/RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-02-18T16:02:10Z/ Found at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_39/RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00029.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-02-18T16:02:10Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00029.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-02-18T16:02:10Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-02-18T16:02:10Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONWHGOBFD6CQAEGOP5O375XAP2N6RUHT
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGK4NZPIJ5ET2ANRZOUYPCRIB5I64JR7
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29141
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285159
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-02-18T16:02:10Z/ Found at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285159
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5447
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-02-18T16:02:10Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5447
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.35#MediaWiki_1.35.10
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.38#MediaWiki_1.38.6
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.39#MediaWiki_1.39.3
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.36002
EPSS Score 0.00148
Published At Aug. 16, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:43:58.642066+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-5vj8-g3qg-4qh6/GHSA-5vj8-g3qg-4qh6.json 37.0.0