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://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 | 
| 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
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History
                    21 Nov 2024, 06:31
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| References | () https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24 - | |
| References | () https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2021-12_security_release/FAQ - Vendor Advisory | 
21 May 2023, 22:15
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Information
                Published : 2021-12-17 04:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 06:31
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
