An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. It is possible to use action=mcrundo followed by action=mcrrestore to replace the content of any arbitrary page (that the user doesn't have edit rights for). This applies to any public wiki, or a private wiki that has at least one page set in $wgWhitelistRead.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade mediawiki | Nov 4, 2022 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade mediawiki136Upgrade mediawiki137Upgrade mediawiki135 | Nov 4, 2022 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-apps/mediawiki. | May 23, 2023 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Mediawiki | — | Upgrade MediaWiki to the latest version | Dec 23, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 |
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