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CVE-2022-28205

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl...

9.8 CriticalFix available

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl issue for groups expiring in the future.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.50%Up 0.6 points since Mar 30, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl issue for groups expiring in the future.

Record
CVE-2022-28205
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl issue for groups expiring in the future.

Record
CVE-2022-28205
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32659 No score

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl issue for groups expiring in the future.

Record
EUVD-2022-32659
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrjx-7fgp-4597 9.8

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl...

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl issue for groups expiring in the future.

Record
GHSA-rrjx-7fgp-4597
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mediawiki-2022-28205 No score

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl issue for groups expiring in the future.

Record
BIT-mediawiki-2022-28205
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. The CentralAuth extension mishandles a ttl issue for groups expiring in the future.

Record
CVE-2022-28205
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mediawiki
Bitnami
before 1.37.2
1.37.2

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2022-28205 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mediawiki, published March 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.37.2.

References

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