# CVE-2022-28201: mediawiki: An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2

CVE-2022-28201 is fixed in mediawiki on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28201, released September 19, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28201
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 4.4 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0042
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 19, 2022

## Description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. Users with the editinterface permission can trigger infinite recursion, because a bare local interwiki is mishandled for the mainpage message.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | mediawiki Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:1.35.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28201](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-28201.md) | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Linux | mediawiki Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:1.35.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28201](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-28201.md) | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Linux | mediawiki Debian 14 | 1:1.35.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28201](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-28201.md) | Sep 19, 2022 |

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