CVE-2023-29140
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3....
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Attackers might be able to see edits for which the username has been hidden, because there is no check for rev_deleted.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Attackers might be able to see edits for which the username has been hidden, because there is no check for rev_deleted.
- Record
CVE-2023-29140- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Attackers might be able to see edits for which the username has been hidden, because there is no check for rev_deleted.
- Record
CVE-2023-29140- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32743
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Attackers might be able to see edits for which the username has been hidden, because there is no check for rev_deleted.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32743- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w359-qv84-vjqp
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3....
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Attackers might be able to see edits for which the username has been hidden, because there is no check for rev_deleted.
- Record
GHSA-w359-qv84-vjqp- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Attackers might be able to see edits for which the username has been hidden, because there is no check for rev_deleted.
- Record
CVE-2023-29140- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mediawiki-2023-29140 No score
An issue was discovered in the GrowthExperiments extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Attackers might be able to see edits for which the username has been hidden, because there is no check for rev_deleted.
- Record
BIT-mediawiki-2023-29140- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiBitnami |
before 1.39.4 | 1.39.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-29140 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mediawiki, published March 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.39.4.