CVE-2024-40598 json
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.42.1.
published 2024-07-06 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-mediawiki-2024-40598 , EUVD-2024-38534
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.42.1. The API can expose suppressed information for log events. (The log_deleted attribute is not applied to entries.)
Patch / fix
- bitnami mediawiki 1.44.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | mediawiki | <1.44.0 |
1.44.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
-
phabricator.wikimedia.org
/T326867
issue-tracking, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40598
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-40598
- NVD CVE-2024-40598
- OSV BIT-mediawiki-2024-40598
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