CVE-2021-44857
MediaWiki Stored Cross-Site Request Forgery
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. It is possible to use action=mcrundo followed by action=mcrrestore to replace the content of any arbitrary page (that the user doesn't have edit rights for). This applies to any public wiki, or a private wiki that has at least one page set in $wgWhitelistRead.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2021, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2023, 10:15 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-2021-44857.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24 | |
| https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2021-12_security_release/FAQ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2021-44857 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]
May. 21, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24 [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-862 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 21, 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:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2021-12_security_release/FAQ No Types Assigned https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2021-12_security_release/FAQ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.37.0 up to (excluding) 1.37.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-44857 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-2021-44857
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} -0.01%
score
0.28426
percentile