CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-30153

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the VisualEditor extension in MediaWiki before 1.31.13, and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. . When using VisualEditor to edit a MediaWiki user page belonging to an existing, but hidden, user, VisualEditor will disclose that the user exists. (It shouldn't because they are hidden.) This is related to ApiVisualEditor.

How to fix

Remediation Available
mediawikiDebian
Fixed in:1:1.35.2-1CVE-2021-30153
Fixed in:1:1.35.2-1CVE-2021-30153
Fixed in:1:1.35.2-1CVE-2021-30153
Fixed in:1:1.35.2-1CVE-2021-30153

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days
53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

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