CVE-2021-45471 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Blocked IP addresses can bypass restrictions to edit EntitySchema items in MediaWiki, allowing unauthorized data modification.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-45471?

CVE-2021-45471 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 24 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In MediaWiki through 1.37, blocked IP addresses are allowed to edit EntitySchema items.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45471?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including mediawiki. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
mediawiki BitnamiAll versions1.37.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45471?

Upgrade mediawiki to 1.37.1 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-45471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-mediawiki-2021-45471, GHSA-mrv7-g7p3-qw62, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45471.

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