Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2021-36126
CVE-2021-36126
Description
An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension in MediaWiki through 1.36. If the MediaWiki:Abusefilter-blocker message is invalid within the content language, the filter user falls back to the English version, but that English version could also be invalid on a wiki. This would result in a fatal error, and potentially fail to block or restrict a potentially nefarious user.
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Affected products
3- MediaWiki/AbuseFilterdescription
- Range: <=1.36
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I9e9f44b7663e810de70fb9ac7f6760f83dd4895bmitrex_refsource_MISC
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284364mitrex_refsource_MISC
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