CVE-2021-36132

Published: Jul 2, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the FileImporter extension in MediaWiki through 1.36. For certain relaxed configurations of the $wgFileImporterRequiredRight variable, it might not validate all appropriate user rights, thus allowing a user with insufficient rights to perform operations (specifically file uploads) that they should not be allowed to perform.

Affected (1)

Products: Mediawiki: Mediawiki

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediawiki Mediawiki	Up to 1.36

Related CWEs

Incorrect Authorization

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

References (4)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I8ff2a67abd2c118a3469e4410eac2a451bfa76c3

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280590

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I8ff2a67abd2c118a3469e4410eac2a451bfa76c3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280590

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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