CVE-2021-42049
MediaWiki Translate Extension Oversight Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in the Translate extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. Oversighters cannot undo revisions or oversight on pages where they suppressed information (such as PII). This allows oversighters to whitewash revisions.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 29, 2022, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 30, 2022, 4:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2021-42049.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I4d95220ef414337147235f7ebedc9b945c3348e3 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286884 | Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2021-42049 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2021-42049 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 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I4d95220ef414337147235f7ebedc9b945c3348e3 No Types Assigned https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I4d95220ef414337147235f7ebedc9b945c3348e3 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286884 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286884 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.36.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42049 [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-2021-42049 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-2021-42049
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.01%
score
0.33310
percentile