vulnerability

MediaWiki: Incorrect Authorization (CVE-2021-31548)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 22, 2021
Added
Apr 26, 2021
Modified
Apr 7, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.2. A MediaWiki user who is partially blocked or was unsuccessfully blocked could bypass AbuseFilter and have their edits completed.

Solution

mediawiki-upgrade-latest
Title
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