CVE-2023-36674

NameCVE-2023-36674
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.11, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.7, 1.39.x before 1.39.4, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. It is possible to bypass the Bad image list (aka badFile) by using the thumb parameter (aka Manualthumb) of the File syntax.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-5447-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mediawiki (PTS)stretch (security)1:1.27.7-1+deb9u11vulnerable
stretch (lts), stretch1:1.27.7-1+deb9u13vulnerable
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1:1.31.16-1+deb10u8fixed
bullseye1:1.35.13-1+deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)1:1.35.13-1+deb11u3fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm1:1.39.10-1~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1:1.39.10-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mediawikisourcestretch(unfixed)end-of-life
mediawikisourcebuster(not affected)
mediawikisourcebullseye1:1.35.11-1~deb11u1DSA-5447-1
mediawikisourcebookworm1:1.39.4-1~deb12u1DSA-5447-1
mediawikisource(unstable)1:1.39.4-1

Notes

[buster] - mediawiki <not-affected> (BadFileLookup was introduced in version 1.35)
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335612
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/934571/

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