CVE-2024-29883: CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-29883?

createwiki: upgrade to 2024-03-26. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-29883 being exploited?

CVE-2024-29883 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-29883 affect?

CVE-2024-29883 affects createwiki. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.9). CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis. Suppression of wiki requests does not work as intended, and always restricts visibility to those with the `(createwiki)` user right regardless of the settings one

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-29883?

Priority 34/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 4.9UPGRADE

CVE-2024-29883 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.9) affecting createwiki. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis. Suppression of wiki requests does not work as intended, and always restricts visibility to those with the `(createwiki)` user right regardless of the settings one sets on a given wiki request. This may expose information to users who are not supposed to be able to access it.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.9 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 51%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-200
Published	2024-03-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: miraheze

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-03-26 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:23 UTCUpdated Record last modified

miraheze createwiki UPGRADE

Affected: < 2024-03-26

Fixed in: 2024-03-26

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy createwiki || rpm -q createwiki || createwiki --version

2. UPGRADE to 2024-03-26 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade createwiki

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade createwiki

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-29883?

createwiki: upgrade to 2024-03-26. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-29883 being exploited?

CVE-2024-29883 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-29883 affect?

CVE-2024-29883 affects createwiki. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.9). CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis. Suppression of wiki requests does not work as intended, and always restricts visibility to those with the `(createwiki)` user right regardless of the settings one

How urgent is CVE-2024-29883?

Priority 34/100. Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2024-47781 MEDIUM 6.1 UPGRADE CreateWiki is an extension used at Miraheze for requesting & creating wikis
CVE-2024-29898 MEDIUM 4.9 UPGRADE CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis

References

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