CVE-2021-30152
MediaWiki Elevation of Privilege (Protection Bypass)
Description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
INFO
Published Date :
April 9, 2021, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:32 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-30152
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-30152.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE/ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT/ | |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270713 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-30152 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-30152 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT/ -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-732 CWE-269 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE/ Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT/ Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270713 Exploit, Vendor Advisory https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270713 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 06, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 05, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 03, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 24, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 22, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270713 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270713 Exploit, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-732 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.31.13 *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.32.0 up to (excluding) 1.35.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30152 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-30152
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} -0.06%
score
0.49771
percentile