CVE-2020-27621

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The FileImporter extension in MediaWiki through 1.35.0 was not properly attributing various user actions to a specific user's IP address. Instead, for various actions, it would report the IP address of an internal Wikimedia Foundation server by omitting X-Forwarded-For data. This resulted in an inability to properly audit and attribute various user actions performed via the FileImporter extension.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 22, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-27621: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix