CVE-2023-37303
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. In certain situations, an attempt to block a user fails after a temporary browser hang and a DBQueryDisconnectedError
02 Description
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. In certain situations, an attempt to block a user fails after a temporary browser hang and a DBQueryDisconnectedError
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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 61.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (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:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2023-06-30 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-11-27 18:41Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-06-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional ConditionsClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 17b54d17a4f387ceea6cc9e514dc279ae2a1bd86967d0427f5f16a81ca997341
05 Affected products
06 References
- phabricator.wikimedia.orghttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T338276
- gerrit.wikimedia.orghttps://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I10a9273c542576b3f7bb38de68dcd2aa41cfb1b0
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- mediawiki No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- mediawiki No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- mediawiki No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- mediawiki No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- mediawiki No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- mediawiki No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- mediawiki No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.