CVE-2020-26121

mediawiki: attacker can import a file even when the target page is protected against page creation

Published Sep 27, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the FileImporter extension for MediaWiki before 1.34.4. An attacker can import a file even when the target page is protected against "page creation" and the attacker should not be able to create it. This occurs because of a mishandled distinction between an upload restriction and a create restriction. An attacker cannot leverage this to overwrite anything, but can leverage this to force a wiki to have a page with a disallowed title.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18751 An issue was discovered in the FileImporter extension for MediaWiki before 1.34.4. An attacker can import a file even when the target page is protected against "page creation" and the attacker should not be able to create it. This occurs because of a mishandled distinction between an upload restriction and a create restriction. An attacker cannot leverage this to overwrite anything, but can leverage this to force a wiki to have a page with a disallowed title.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:49 PM
Reserved
Sep 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 27, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 27, 2020, 12:00 AM