SB2021072309 - Cross-site request forgery in DataDump extension for MediaWiki



SB2021072309 - Cross-site request forgery in DataDump extension for MediaWiki

Published: July 23, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021072309
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32774)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.