Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-5021-1 | mediawiki security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-31660 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T04:32:13.362Z
Reserved: 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-44857
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-12-17T04:15:39.137
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:31:37.170
Link: CVE-2021-44857
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD