CVE-2024-47846 in Cargo Extension
Summary
by MITRE • 10/05/2024
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Cargo allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Mediawiki - Cargo: from 3.6.X before 3.6.1.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 03/08/2025
The Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-47846 resides within The Wikimedia Foundation's MediaWiki Cargo extension, a powerful tool for managing structured data within MediaWiki environments. This vulnerability specifically impacts versions 3.6.0 and earlier, creating a significant security risk for organizations relying on MediaWiki's data management capabilities. The issue stems from inadequate validation of request origins and missing anti-CSRF tokens in critical administrative functions, making it particularly dangerous for wiki platforms that host sensitive content or require user authentication for data manipulation.
The technical flaw manifests in the absence of proper CSRF protection mechanisms within the Cargo extension's administrative interfaces. When users navigate to wiki pages containing Cargo data or perform administrative actions through the extension, the system fails to verify that requests originate from legitimate sources within the same origin. This weakness allows malicious actors to craft forged requests that appear to come from authenticated users, potentially executing unauthorized operations such as data modification, deletion, or creation of new entries. The vulnerability operates under CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery flaws in web applications, and aligns with ATT&CK technique T1566.001 for initial access through spearphishing attachments or links.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data integrity concerns, potentially enabling attackers to compromise entire wiki platforms through unauthorized modifications to structured data repositories. Attackers could exploit this weakness to inject malicious data, alter existing records, or even establish persistence mechanisms within the wiki environment. Given that MediaWiki platforms often serve as collaborative knowledge bases for organizations, educational institutions, or open-source projects, the compromise of Cargo data could lead to information corruption, unauthorized content publication, or disruption of critical knowledge management systems. The vulnerability particularly affects environments where multiple users have administrative privileges or where Cargo is used for managing sensitive information such as project documentation, databases, or collaborative research data.
Organizations should immediately implement mitigations including upgrading to MediaWiki Cargo version 3.6.1 or later, which contains the necessary CSRF protection patches. Additionally, administrators should review and strengthen their authentication mechanisms, implement proper input validation for all administrative endpoints, and consider deploying web application firewalls to detect and block suspicious cross-origin requests. The fix addresses the core issue by implementing proper anti-CSRF token validation and origin verification mechanisms, ensuring that all administrative operations within the Cargo extension require valid authentication tokens and originate from legitimate user sessions. Security teams should also conduct comprehensive audits of their MediaWiki installations to identify any other potentially vulnerable extensions or components that may require similar security updates.