# CVE-2021-44854: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can access cached results from private wikis via the REST API, leading to unauthorized data disclosure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-mediawiki-2021-44854, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44854, GHSA-w4mm-gfhc-2p52, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44854

## What is CVE-2021-44854?

CVE-2021-44854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 26 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-524 (Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44854?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including mediawiki. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mediawiki` | Bitnami | All versions | 1.35.5, 1.36.3, 1.37.1 |

Products: Mediawiki Mediawiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-44854?

Upgrade mediawiki to a fixed version for your release line: 1.35.5, 1.36.3 or 1.37.1.

## Is CVE-2021-44854 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-29904](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29904/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-29906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29906/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28205/): Business logic in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28206/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-44854 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-44854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 26 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mediawiki (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.35.5, 1.36.3, 1.37.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44854/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44854/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44854
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44854
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44854

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44854/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.