#VU54647 Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in MediaWiki - CVE-2021-36129

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#VU54647 Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in MediaWiki - CVE-2021-36129

Published: July 9, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54647
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36129
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
Software vendor:
MediaWiki.org

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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