An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.37.3 and 1.38.x before 1.38.1.
Priority LOW 29Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.37.3 and 1.38.x before 1.38.1. The contributions-title, used on Special:Contributions, is used as page title without escaping. Hence, in a non-default configuration where a username contains HTML entities, it won't be escaped.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01104 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.37.3 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.38.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.38.0 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.38.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.38.0 rc0 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.38.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.38.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | mediawiki |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.37.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.38.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.38.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.38.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.38.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.38.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.38.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34912
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4p85-gw46-324c
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-34912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-34912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4p85-gw46-324c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-34912 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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