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MediaWiki < 1.31.15, 1.32.x < 1.35.3, 1.36.x < 1.36.1 API Vulnerability - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Web application abuses

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

MediaWiki is prone to a vulnerability in the Action APi.

Insight

Insight

In MediaWiki bots have certain unintended API access. When a bot account has a 'sitewide block' applied, it is able to still 'purge' pages through the MediaWiki Action API (which a 'sitewide block' should have prevented).

Affected Software

Affected Software

MediaWiki prior to version 1.31.15, version 1.32.x through 1.35.2 and version 1.36.0.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 1.31.15, 1.35.3, 1.36.1 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)