Improper Input Validation Affecting mediawiki/cargo package, versions <3.4.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MEDIAWIKICARGO-6508259
  • published27 Mar 2024
  • disclosed27 Mar 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-29134  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mediawiki/cargo to version 3.4.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to mishandling of backticks in the smartSplit function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by crafting specific inputs that exploit the improper handling of backticks.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1