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CVE-2020-29004

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in...

8.8 HighFix available

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in ApiPushBase.php and therefore facilitated a CSRF attack.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.71%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in ApiPushBase.php and therefore facilitated a CSRF attack.

Record
CVE-2020-29004
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in ApiPushBase.php and therefore facilitated a CSRF attack.

Record
CVE-2020-29004
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21386 No score

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in ApiPushBase.php and therefore facilitated a CSRF attack.

Record
EUVD-2020-21386
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m989-hhx2-g8c7 No score

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in...

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in ApiPushBase.php and therefore facilitated a CSRF attack.

Record
GHSA-m989-hhx2-g8c7
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in ApiPushBase.php and therefore facilitated a CSRF attack.

Record
CVE-2020-29004
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mediawiki-2020-29004 No score

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in ApiPushBase.php and therefore facilitated a CSRF attack.

Record
BIT-mediawiki-2020-29004
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mediawiki
Bitnami
before 1.35.1
1.35.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-29004 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Mediawiki, published January 29, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.35.1.

References

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