CVE-2022-47927

MEDIUM

Mediawiki < 1.35.9 - Incorrect Permission Assignment

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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. When installing with a pre-existing data directory that has weak permissions, the SQLite files are created with file mode 0644, i.e., world readable to local users. These files include credentials data.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 16.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (3)
fedoraproject/fedora 37
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.39.0 (3 CPE variants)
mediawiki/mediawiki < 1.35.9
Published Jan 12, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026