CVE-2021-44857

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. It is possible to use action=mcrundo followed by action=mcrrestore to replace the content of any arbitrary page (that the user doesn't have edit rights for). This applies to any public wiki, or a private wiki that has at least one page set in $wgWhitelistRead.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 May 2023, 22:15

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References
  • (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24 -

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

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CWE CWE-269 CWE-862

21 Dec 2021, 18:29

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 4.0
v3 : 6.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-269
References (CONFIRM) https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2021-12_security_release/FAQ - (CONFIRM) https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2021-12_security_release/FAQ - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322 - (MISC) https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322 - Third Party Advisory

17 Dec 2021, 04:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-12-17 04:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09


NVD link : CVE-2021-44857

Mitre link : CVE-2021-44857

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-44857


JSON object : View

Products Affected

mediawiki

  • mediawiki
CWE
CWE-862

Missing Authorization