🛡️ CVE-2022-34912 — fedora
Description
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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.
Affected software
CVE-2022-34912 is recorded against 2 packages.
- fedora
- mediawiki
Timeline and source
Published on 2 July 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
lists.debian.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
phabricator.wikimedia.org
security.gentoo.org
www.debian.org
lists.debian.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
phabricator.wikimedia.org
security.gentoo.org
www.debian.org
CVE-2022-34912 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| fedora | — | — |
| mediawiki | — | — |
References
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