CVE-2023-37301

An issue was discovered in SubmitEntityAction in Wikibase in MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Because it...

5.3 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in SubmitEntityAction in Wikibase in MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Because it doesn't use EditEntity for undo and restore, the intended interaction with AbuseFilter does not occur.

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: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Up 0.3 points since Jul 1, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2023-37301
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-326
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2023-37301
Weakness: CWE-326
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-41206 No score

Record: EUVD-2023-41206
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vqm-pj2f-g578 5.3

An issue was discovered in SubmitEntityAction in Wikibase in MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Because it...

Record: GHSA-8vqm-pj2f-g578
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-326
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-37301 5.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37301
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-mediawiki-2023-37301 No score

Record: BIT-mediawiki-2023-37301
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2023-37301
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mediawiki

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Bitnami	before 1.39.4	1.39.4
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.27.3-11:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-21:1.27.4-3	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.31.2-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-3 Show 4 moreShow less 1:1.31.5-3ubuntu11:1.31.6-11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.35.3-11:1.35.4-11:1.35.5-11:1.35.5-1ubuntu11:1.35.5-1ubuntu21:1.35.5-1ubuntu31:1.35.6-11:1.35.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.3+dfsg-1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known
`mediawiki` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2023-37301 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mediawiki, published June 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.39.4.