Description
The CreateRedirect extension before 2022-04-14 for MediaWiki does not properly check whether the user has permissions to edit the target page. This could lead to an unauthorised (or blocked) user being able to edit a page.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CreateRedirect/+/780567Vendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.miraheze.org/T9061Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306174Vendor Advisory
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CreateRedirect/+/780567Vendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.miraheze.org/T9061Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306174Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 21, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified