MediaWiki up to 1.31.14/1.35.2/1.36.0 Action API access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.31.14/1.35.2/1.36.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Action API. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-35197. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.31.14/1.35.2/1.36.0 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Action API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/03/2021. The advisory is shared for download at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-35197. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 1.31.15, 1.35.3 or 1.36.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• MediaWiki

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.31.0
• 1.31.1
• 1.31.2
• 1.31.3
• 1.31.4
• 1.31.5
• 1.31.6
• 1.31.7
• 1.31.8
• 1.31.9
• 1.31.10
• 1.31.11
• 1.31.12
• 1.31.13
• 1.31.14
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.35.0
• 1.35.1
• 1.35.2
• 1.36.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

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