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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30159

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30159 PUBLISHED CVSS 4.300000190734863 MEDIUM

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. Users can bypass intended restrictions on deleting pages in certain "fast double move" situations. MovePage::isValidMoveTarget() uses FOR UPDATE, but it's only called if Title::getArticleID() returns non-zero with no special flags. Next, MovePage::moveToInternal() will delete the page if getArticleID(READ_LATEST) is non-zero. Therefore, if the page is missing in the replica DB, isValidMove() will return true, and then moveToInternal() will unconditionally delete the page if it can be found in the master.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
4.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13mediawiki0, 0, 0
Debian:14mediawiki0, 0, 0
Debian:11mediawiki0, 0, 0
Debian:12mediawiki0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 9, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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