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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-42045
CVE-2021-42045:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in SecurePoll in the Growth extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. Simple polls allow users to create alerts by changing their User-Agent HTTP header and submitting a vote (MITRE CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the SecurePoll component of MediaWiki's Growth extension, where insufficient validation of User-Agent HTTP headers during poll vote submission can lead to security issues. The vulnerability affects MediaWiki versions through 1.36.2 (MITRE CVE).
Impact
The vulnerability allows malicious users to create unwanted alerts in the system by manipulating their User-Agent HTTP header during poll vote submission (MITRE CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
A fix has been implemented and can be found in the Wikimedia Gerrit repository (Wikimedia Gerrit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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