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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-36129
CVE-2021-36129:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in the Translate extension in MediaWiki through version 1.36. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-36129, involves the Aggregategroups Action API module's failure to validate the parameter for aggregategroup when action=remove is set. This vulnerability was disclosed on July 2, 2021 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a Base Score of 4.0 (MEDIUM) with the vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows users with the translate-manage right to silently delete various groups' metadata due to improper parameter validation in the Aggregategroups Action API module (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A patch has been developed and is available through the Wikimedia Gerrit system to address this vulnerability (Gerrit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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