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CVE-2020-29005 json

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 used cleartext for ApiPush credentials, allowing for potential information disclos…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also BIT-mediawiki-2020-29005 , EUVD-2020-21387

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 used cleartext for ApiPush credentials, allowing for potential information disclosure.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami mediawiki 1.35.1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-29005 updated cvss 5.3

mediawiki: Information disclosure via cleartext transmitted ApiPush credentials

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 mediawiki Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 mediawiki
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami mediawiki
<1.35.1
1.35.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

Sources

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