CVE-2021-31547

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Published Apr 22, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.2. Its AbuseFilterCheckMatch API reveals suppressed edits and usernames to unprivileged users through the iteration of crafted AbuseFilter rules.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-18444	An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.2. Its AbuseFilterCheckMatch API reveals suppressed edits and usernames to unprivileged users through the iteration of crafted AbuseFilter rules.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.902% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I3f7dbd8b873d411e37c8c3aac2339bf5ec36907d
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I4900b1be73323599d74e3164447f81eded094d75
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T223654

History

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Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawiki

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 22, 2021, 2:30 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:03 PM
Reserved: Apr 22, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 22, 2021, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:51 AM

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