CVE-2023-22912
5.3MEDIUMAn 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. CheckUser TokenManager insecurely uses AES-CTR encryption with a repeated (aka re-use
Published: 1/20/2023Updated: 4/3/2025
Description
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. CheckUser TokenManager insecurely uses AES-CTR encryption with a repeated (aka re-used) nonce, allowing an adversary to decrypt.
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Affected Products
mediawikimediawiki
mediawikimediawiki
mediawikimediawiki
1.39.0
mediawikimediawiki
1.39.0
mediawikimediawiki
1.39.0
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T315123ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T315123ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory