Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in MediaWiki - CVE-2021-36129
Published: July 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54647
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36129
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
MediaWiki
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36129
Install updates from vendor's website.
MediaWiki - addressed in versions 1.31.15, 1.35.3, 1.36.1