Description
In MediaWiki before 1.31.15, 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.3, and 1.36.x before 1.36.1, bots have certain unintended API access. When a bot account has a "sitewide block" applied, it is able to still "purge" pages through the MediaWiki Action API (which a "sitewide block" should have prevented).
Published: 2021-07-02
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2779-1 mediawiki security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4979-1 mediawiki security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-21841 In MediaWiki before 1.31.15, 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.3, and 1.36.x before 1.36.1, bots have certain unintended API access. When a bot account has a "sitewide block" applied, it is able to still "purge" pages through the MediaWiki Action API (which a "sitewide block" should have prevented).
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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Mediawiki Mediawiki
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:33:51.175Z

Reserved: 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-35197

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-02T13:15:07.727

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:12:01.660

Link: CVE-2021-35197

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-06-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-35197 - Bugzilla

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