CVE-2023-37252 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-37252
Vulnerability Scoring

3.1
/10
Moderate Risk

Exploiting CVE-2023-37252 requires specific conditions, leading to a moderate security impact.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: High
    Exploits require significant effort and special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-37252 Details

Status: Received on 14 Sep 2026, 05:16 UTC

Published on: 14 Sep 2026, 05:16 UTC

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

cve@mitre.org

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVE-2023-37252 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-37252: An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. Special:CheckUserLog shows usernames that have been hidden.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-37252

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-37252 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-37252

This vulnerability, CVE-2023-37252, requires a high level of attack complexity and low privileges, making it difficult but not impossible to exploit. Organizations should ensure robust security configurations to mitigate risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-37252, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-37252, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2023-37252 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2023-37252 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-37252 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2023-37252 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-669

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