SB2021070908 - Multiple vulnerabilities in MediaWiki

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SB2021070908 - Multiple vulnerabilities in MediaWiki

Published: July 9, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021070908
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 9
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 22% Medium 33% Low 44%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 9 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36130)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within various SystemGifts-related in the SocialProfile extension. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36131)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the SportsTeams extension. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36132)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization enforcement in the FileImporter extension. A remote authenticated attacker can perform operations (specifically file uploads) that they should not be allowed to perform.


4) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29483)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the "wikiconfig" API. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


5) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36125)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the Special:GlobalRenameRequest page. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


6) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36128)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to the Autoblocks for CentralAuth-issued suppression blocks are not properly implemented. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


7) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36127)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the CentralAuth extension within the Special:GlobalUserRights page. A remote authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


8) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36129)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the Translate extension due to the Aggregategroups Action API module does not validate the parameter for aggregategroup when action=remove is set. A remote authenticated attacker can delete various groups' metadata.


9) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36126)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists in the AbuseFilter extension when the MediaWiki:Abusefilter-blocker message is invalid within the content language, the filter user falls back to the English version, but that English version could also be invalid on a wiki. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References