CVE-2021-45038

Summary

CVECVE-2021-45038
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-17 04:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-05-21 22:15:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. By using an action=rollback query, attackers can view private wiki contents.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
2021-12 security release/FAQ - MediaWiki CONFIRM www.mediawiki.org
⚓ T297574 CVE-2021-45038: Unauthorized users can access private wiki contents using rollback action 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

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 178940 Debian Security Update for mediawiki (DSA 5021-1)
  • 184921 Debian Security Update for mediawiki (CVE-2021-45038)
  • 690754 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mediawiki (0a50bb48-625f-11ec-a1fb-080027cb2f6f)
  • 710731 Gentoo Linux MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-24)
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