ASA-202107-7: mediawiki: access restriction bypass
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202107-7
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2021-07-01
CVE-ID : CVE-2021-35197
Package : mediawiki
Type : access restriction bypass
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2093
Summary
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The package mediawiki before version 1.36.1-1 is vulnerable to access
restriction bypass.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.36.1-1.
# pacman -Syu "mediawiki>=1.36.1-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.36.1.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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A security issue has been found in MediaWiki before version 1.36.1 that
allows blocked users to purge pages.
Impact
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Blocked users could purge pages.
References
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https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/YR3X4L2CPSEJVSY543AWEO65TD6APXHP/
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280226
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/7fc84bbd23c1205e13c7a8332ab39e6ff52ca107%5E%21/
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-35197
A mediawiki security update has been released for Arch Linux.