CVE-2020-26121
HIGHMediaWiki < 1.34.4 - Incorrect Authorization in FileImporter Extension
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in the FileImporter extension for MediaWiki before 1.34.4. An attacker can import a file even when the target page is protected against "page creation" and the attacker should not be able to create it. This occurs because of a mishandled distinction between an upload restriction and a create restriction. An attacker cannot leverage this to overwrite anything, but can leverage this to force a wiki to have a page with a disallowed title.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=454609892#File:Wiki.png
Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262628
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ib852a96afc4dca10516d0510e69c10f9892b351b
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RTTPZ7XMDS66I442OLLHXBDNP2LCBJU6/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
36.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (2)
fedoraproject/fedora
33
mediawiki/mediawiki
< 1.34.4
Published
Sep 27, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026