CVE-2021-31553 (GCVE-0-2021-31553)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-22 02:29 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.2. MediaWiki usernames with trailing whitespace could be stored in the cu_log database table such that denial of service occurred for certain CheckUser extension pages and functionality. For example, the attacker could turn off Special:CheckUserLog and thus interfere with usage tracking.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275669 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extens… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extens… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extens… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extens… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extens… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extens… | x_refsource_MISC |
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