CVE-2021-31552

MEDIUM

MediaWiki < 1.35.2 - Incorrect Authorization in AbuseFilter Account Creation Rules

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.2. It incorrectly executed certain rules related to blocking accounts after account creation. Such rules would allow for user accounts to be created while blocking only the IP address used to create an account (and not the user account itself). Such rules could also be used by a nefarious, unprivileged user to catalog and enumerate any number of IP addresses related to these account creations.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T152394
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I8bae477ad7e4d0190335363ac2decf28e4313da1

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 24.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-863
Status published
Products (1)
mediawiki/mediawiki < 1.35.2
Published Apr 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026