CVE-2024-29898: CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-29898?

createwiki: upgrade to 2024-03-27. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-29898 being exploited?

CVE-2024-29898 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-2024-29898 affect?

CVE-2024-29898 affects createwiki. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.9). CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis. An oversight during the writing of the patch for CVE-2024-29897 may have exposed suppressed wiki requests to private wikis that added Special:RequestWikiQueue to

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-29898?

Priority 30/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 4.9UPGRADE

CVE-2024-29898 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. An oversight during the writing of the patch for CVE-2024-29897 may have exposed suppressed wiki requests to private wikis that added Special:RequestWikiQueue to the read whitelist to users without the `(read)` permission. This vulnerability is fixed in 8f8442ed5299510ea3e58416004b9334134c149c.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

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	0.7% (top 47%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-200
Published	2024-03-28
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

2024-03-28 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:23 UTCUpdated Record last modified

miraheze createwiki UPGRADE

Affected: < 2024-03-27

Fixed in: 2024-03-27

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

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

2. UPGRADE to 2024-03-27 (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-2024-29898?

createwiki: upgrade to 2024-03-27. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-29898 being exploited?

CVE-2024-29898 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-2024-29898 affect?

CVE-2024-29898 affects createwiki. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.9). CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis. An oversight during the writing of the patch for CVE-2024-29897 may have exposed suppressed wiki requests to private wikis that added Special:RequestWikiQueue to

How urgent is CVE-2024-29898?

Priority 30/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Related CVEs

CVE-2024-47781 MEDIUM 6.1 UPGRADE CreateWiki is an extension used at Miraheze for requesting & creating wikis
CVE-2024-29883 MEDIUM 4.9 UPGRADE CreateWiki is Miraheze's MediaWiki extension for requesting & creating wikis

References

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