CVE-2024-40596Network attack vector

Suppressed log disclosure via omitted log identifiers

Published Jul 6, 2024 · Updated Mar 18, 2025

Information disclosure in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.42.1 allows remote authenticated users to view suppressed log-event data. Special:Investigate's TimelineService does not store the associated log ID, preventing revision-deletion status checks before results are displayed. Access requires the investigate right, but suppressor or oversight permission is not required, exposing hidden log actions to lower-privileged CheckUser users.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.42.1 allows remote authenticated users to view suppressed log-event data. Special:Investigate's TimelineService does not store the associated log ID, preventing revision-deletion status checks before results are displayed. Access requires the investigate right, but suppressor or oversight permission is not required, exposing hidden log actions to lower-privileged CheckUser users.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-40596
Published
Jul 6, 2024
Updated
Mar 18, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-532, T1213
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1213Data from Information Repositories

Public exploit references

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