CVE-2022-28206
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter...
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter extension mishandles the check for edit rights.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter extension mishandles the check for edit rights.
- Record
CVE-2022-28206- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV: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. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter extension mishandles the check for edit rights.
- Record
CVE-2022-28206- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32660 No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter extension mishandles the check for edit rights.
- Record
EUVD-2022-32660- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jr52-cgg9-p2ph
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter...
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter extension mishandles the check for edit rights.
- Record
GHSA-jr52-cgg9-p2ph- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mediawiki-2022-28206 No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter extension mishandles the check for edit rights.
- Record
BIT-mediawiki-2022-28206- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.37.1. ImportPlanValidator.php in the FileImporter extension mishandles the check for edit rights.
- Record
CVE-2022-28206- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiBitnami |
before 1.37.2 | 1.37.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-28206 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 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.37.2.