4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-36129
MediaWiki Translate Group Deletion Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in the Translate extension in MediaWiki through 1.36. The Aggregategroups Action API module does not validate the parameter for aggregategroup when action=remove is set, thus allowing users with the translate-manage right to silently delete various groups' metadata.

INFO

Published Date :

July 2, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 7, 2021, 3:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-36129 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.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mediawiki mediawiki
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-2021-36129.

URL Resource
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I3619a7e88c2eb979babb7b027d4fdbfabc0af792 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T282932 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-36129 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-36129 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 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://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I3619a7e88c2eb979babb7b027d4fdbfabc0af792 No Types Assigned https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I3619a7e88c2eb979babb7b027d4fdbfabc0af792 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T282932 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T282932 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.36
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.17669

percentile

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