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. CheckUser TokenManager insecurely uses AES-CTR encryption with a repeated (aka re-used) nonce, allowing an adversary to decrypt.
Published: 2023-01-20
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-27014 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. CheckUser TokenManager insecurely uses AES-CTR encryption with a repeated (aka re-used) nonce, allowing an adversary to decrypt.
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History

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-03T15:13:11.169Z

Reserved: 2023-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-22912

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:20:31.456Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-20T18:15:10.417

Modified: 2025-04-03T16:15:32.100

Link: CVE-2023-22912

cve-icon Redhat

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