MediaWiki: Incorrect Authorization (CVE-2021-31554)
6
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
04/22/2021
04/27/2021
04/26/2021
07/15/2022
Description
An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.2. It improperly handled account blocks for certain automatically created MediaWiki user accounts, thus allowing nefarious users to remain unblocked.
Solution(s)
- mediawiki-upgrade-latest
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