01 Record
CVE-2022-39193
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.x. Various components of this extension can expose information on the performer of edits and logged actions. This
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
02 Description
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.x. Various components of this extension can expose information on the performer of edits and logged actions. This
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-01-20 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-03 16:11Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-09-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 124ca1069a5c8dfda9a060b313f477b5c8f0e0d920465154a2d6f76922b61acc
05 Affected products
06 References
- phabricator.wikimedia.orghttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T311337