Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-30155 (CCN-199722)

Assigned:2021-01-19
Published:2021-01-19
Updated:2021-12-08
Summary:An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. ContentModelChange does not check if a user has correct permissions to create and set the content model of a nonexistent page.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
3.8 Low (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
6.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-862
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-30155

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mediawiki-cve202130155-sec-bypass(199722)

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20210505 [SECURITY] [DLA 2648-1] mediawiki security update

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20210506 [SECURITY] [DLA 2648-2] mediawiki regression update

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2021-f4223b6684

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2021-d298103d3a

Source: CCN
Type: Phabricator T270713
CVE-2021-30152: action=protect lets users with 'protect' permission protect to higher protection level

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270988

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-202107-40

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-4889

Source: CCN
Type: MediaWiki Web site
MediaWiki

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 1.31.12)
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 1.32.0 and < 1.35.2)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    mediawiki mediawiki *
    mediawiki mediawiki *
    debian debian linux 9.0
    debian debian linux 10.0
    fedoraproject fedora 33
    fedoraproject fedora 34
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.35