PT-2024-28939 · Mediawiki+1 · Articleratings+1

Ashley · Published 2024-07-06 · Updated 2025-06-19 · CVE-2024-40603

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ArticleRatings extension for MediaWiki versions through 1.42.1

Description An issue was discovered in the ArticleRatings extension for MediaWiki, where Special:ChangeRating allows CSRF to alter data via a GET request. This issue enables Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, which can modify data without the user's consent.

Recommendations For versions through 1.42.1, consider disabling the Special:ChangeRating feature until a patch is available to prevent CSRF attacks. Restrict access to this feature to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using GET requests to alter data in the affected extension until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2025-5905

BIT-MEDIAWIKI-2024-40603

CVE-2024-40603

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Articleratings

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40603 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40603 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-mediawiki-2024-40603 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/156 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1809824688022946102 · Twitter Post
• https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363884 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/85549 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1809733871552090323 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/115103 · Telegram Post