Servers and applications
CVE-2021-44857
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. It is possible to use action=mcrundo followed by action=mcrrestore to replace the content of any arbitrary page (that the user doesn't have edit rights for). This applies to any public wiki, or a private wiki that has at least one page set in $wgWhitelistRead.
- Severity
- Medium 6.5
- Published
- 17 Dec 2021
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 1.35.5, 1.36.3, 1.37.1
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki |
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