CVE-2026-103442 (GCVE-0-2026-103442)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-30 16:09 – Updated: 2026-09-30 16:09
VLAI
Title
MergeAccount PHP object injection via session-key substitution
Summary
External control of system or configuration setting vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki CentralAuth extension allows Code Injection. This issue affects MediaWiki CentralAuth extension: 1.46, 1.45, and 1.43.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CWE
  • CWE-15 - External control of system or configuration setting
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki CentralAuth extension Affected: 1.46
Affected: 1.45
Affected: 1.43
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Credits
Marco Paciaroni (BomboBombone)
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