8.2
HIGH
CVE-2020-5302
Miraheze MH-WikiBot Unauthorized Access to Steward Commands
Description

MH-WikiBot (an IRC Bot for interacting with the Miraheze API), had a bug that allowed any unprivileged user to access the steward commands on the IRC interface by impersonating the Nickname used by a privileged user as no check was made to see if they were logged in. The issue has been fixed in commit 23d9d5b0a59667a5d6816fdabb960b537a5f9ed1.

INFO

Published Date :

April 7, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5302 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mh-wikibot_project mh-wikibot
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-5302.

URL Resource
https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/compare/2eac90d...1a62da1
https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/security/advisories/GHSA-7hf3-wvp8-34r9 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/compare/2eac90d...1a62da1
https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/security/advisories/GHSA-7hf3-wvp8-34r9 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-5302 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-5302 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/compare/2eac90d...1a62da1
    Added Reference https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/security/advisories/GHSA-7hf3-wvp8-34r9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/commit/23d9d5b0a59667a5d6816fdabb960b537a5f9ed1 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/issues/1 [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/compare/2eac90d...1a62da1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/commit/23d9d5b0a59667a5d6816fdabb960b537a5f9ed1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/commit/23d9d5b0a59667a5d6816fdabb960b537a5f9ed1 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/issues/1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/issues/1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/security/advisories/GHSA-7hf3-wvp8-34r9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/examknow/MH-WikiBot/security/advisories/GHSA-7hf3-wvp8-34r9 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mh-wikibot_project:mh-wikibot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2020-04-06
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} -0.11%

score

0.44940

percentile

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