CVE-2024-47841: the wikimedia foundation mediawiki - css extension Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-47841 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in the wikimedia foundation mediawiki - css extension. EPSS estimates a 34.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 05-10-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-10-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CSS Extension allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Mediawiki - CSS Extension: from 1.42.X before 1.42.2, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.39.X before 1.39.9.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.