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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2021-12_security_release/FAQ	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-12-17 04:15

Updated : 2023-05-21 22:15

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

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