5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-44856
Wikimedia MediaWiki Title Injection Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. A title blocked by AbuseFilter can be created via Special:ChangeContentModel due to the mishandling of the EditFilterMergedContent hook return value.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 26, 2022, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 21, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-44856 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-2021-44856.

URL Resource
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271037 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-44856 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-44856 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271037 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271037 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-754
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.35.5 *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.36.0 up to (excluding) 1.36.3 *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.37.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.37.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.37.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.37.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.33862

percentile

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