CVE-2021-44857
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-44857 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-12-17 04:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-05-21 22:15:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-862
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12 security release/FAQ - MediaWiki | CONFIRM | www.mediawiki.org | |
| ⚓ T297322 CVE-2021-44857, CVE-2021-44858: Unauthorized users can undo edits on any protected page and view contents of private wikis using mcrundo | MISC | phabricator.wikimedia.org | |
| MediaWiki: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-24) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 178940 Debian Security Update for mediawiki (DSA 5021-1)
- 182081 Debian Security Update for mediawiki (CVE-2021-44857)
- 690754 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mediawiki (0a50bb48-625f-11ec-a1fb-080027cb2f6f)
- 710731 Gentoo Linux MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-24)