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MediaWiki: Incorrect Authorization (CVE-2021-31554)

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MediaWiki: Incorrect Authorization (CVE-2021-31554)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
04/22/2021
Created
04/27/2021
Added
04/26/2021
Modified
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

References

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