CVE-2021-30159
Publication date 9 April 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. Users can bypass intended restrictions on deleting pages in certain "fast double move" situations. MovePage::isValidMoveTarget() uses FOR UPDATE, but it's only called if Title::getArticleID() returns non-zero with no special flags. Next, MovePage::moveToInternal() will delete the page if getArticleID(READ_LATEST) is non-zero. Therefore, if the page is missing in the replica DB, isValidMove() will return true, and then moveToInternal() will unconditionally delete the page if it can be found in the master.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
mediawiki | 24.10 oracular |
Vulnerable
|
24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |