CVE-2021-44854

mediawiki: Rest API incorrectly publicly caches results from private wikis

Published Dec 26, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. The REST API publicly caches results from private wikis.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5246-1 mediawiki security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-31657 An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. The REST API publicly caches results from private wikis.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-524
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Apr 14, 2025, 3:55 PM
Reserved
Dec 13, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 26, 2022, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:12 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 26, 2022, 12:00 AM