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CVE-2021-36125

An issue was discovered in the CentralAuth extension in MediaWiki through 1.36. The Special:GlobalRenameRequest page is vulnerable to infinite loops and denial of service attacks when a user's current username is beyond an arbitrary maximum configuration value (MaxNameChars).

Severity
High 7.5
Published
2 Jul 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki
  • Every version up to 1.36

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36125
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36125