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.
References
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https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2021-12_security_release/FAQ | Vendor Advisory |
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322 | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2021-12-16 20:15
Updated : 2022-07-12 10:42
NVD link : CVE-2021-44857
Mitre link : CVE-2021-44857
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-862
Missing Authorization
Products Affected
mediawiki
- mediawiki