FKIE_CVE-2021-42049

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-09-29 03:15 - Updated: 2024-11-21 06:27
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Translate extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. Oversighters cannot undo revisions or oversight on pages where they suppressed information (such as PII). This allows oversighters to whitewash revisions.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I4d95220ef414337147235f7ebedc9b945c3348e3Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286884Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I4d95220ef414337147235f7ebedc9b945c3348e3Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286884Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mediawiki mediawiki *
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "852AD0A4-1F54-4352-8554-34DE96EF04D9",
              "versionEndIncluding": "1.36.2",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "An issue was discovered in the Translate extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. Oversighters cannot undo revisions or oversight on pages where they suppressed information (such as PII). This allows oversighters to whitewash revisions."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Se ha detectado un problema en la extensi\u00f3n Translate de MediaWiki a partir de la versi\u00f3n 1.36.2. Los supervisores no pueden deshacer las revisiones o la supervisi\u00f3n de las p\u00e1ginas en las que han suprimido informaci\u00f3n (como PII). Esto permite a supervisores blanquear las revisiones"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-42049",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T06:27:08.443",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2022-09-29T03:15:14.763",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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}


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