Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-40596
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.42.1. The Special:Investigate feature can expose suppressed information for log events. (TimelineService does not support properly suppressing.)
Products affected by CVE-2024-40596
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-40596
0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 35 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-40596
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.3
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
2.8
|
1.4
|
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-03-18 |
|
4.3
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
2.8
|
1.4
|
NIST | 2024-07-09 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-40596
-
The product writes sensitive information to a log file.Assigned by:
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2024-40596
-
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326866
⚓ T326866 Special:Investigate can expose suppressed information for log eventsIssue Tracking
Jump to