VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-41801
The ReplaceText extension through 1.41 for MediaWiki has Incorrect Access Control.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.16%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The ReplaceText extension through 1.41 for MediaWiki has Incorrect Access Control. When a user is blocked after submitting a replace job, the job is still run, even if it may be run at a later time (due to the job queue backlog)
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.16% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mediawiki/mediawiki
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l%40lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279090Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l%40lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279090Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.