An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1. When installing with a pre-existing data directory that has weak permissions, the SQLite files are created with file mode 0644, i.e., world readable to local users. These files include credentials data.
CVE-2022-47927
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-01-12. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 41(Track)EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 19%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 12, 2023
Last Modified
April 8, 2025
References (10)
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00011.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AP65YEN762IBNQPOYGUVLTQIDLM5XD2A/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce%40lists.wikimedia.org/thread/UEMW64LVEH3BEXCJV43CVS6XPYURKWU3/
- cve@mitrehttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T322637
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00011.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AP65YEN762IBNQPOYGUVLTQIDLM5XD2A/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce%40lists.wikimedia.org/thread/UEMW64LVEH3BEXCJV43CVS6XPYURKWU3/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T322637
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | 1:1.31.10-1~deb10u1 ... 1:1.31.8-1 (18 versions) | 1:1.31.16-1+deb10u5 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | 1:1.35.2-1 ... 1:1.35.8-1~deb11u1 (12 versions) | 1:1.35.11-1~deb11u1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | 1:1.39.1-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | 1:1.39.1-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | 1:1.39.1-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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