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Mageia 7, 8: 2021-0346 Critical: MediaWiki Bot API Access Issue

In MediaWiki before 1.31.15, 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.3, and 1.36.x before 1.36.1, bots have certain unintended API access. When a bot account has a "sitewide block" applied, it is able to still "purge" pages through the MediaWiki Action API (which a "sitewide block" should have prevented) (CVE-2021-35197). . MGASA-2021-0346 - Updated mediawiki packages fix a security vulnerability Publication date: 12 Jul 2021 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0346.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7, 8 CVE: CVE-2021-35197 In MediaWiki before 1.31.15, 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.3, and 1.36.x before 1.36.1, bots have certain unintended API access. When a bot account has a "sitewide block" applied, it is able to still "purge" pages through the MediaWiki Action API (which a "sitewide block" should have prevented) (CVE-2021-35197). The mediawiki packages are upgraded to latest version for their branches. See upstream release notes for other bugfixes. References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29190 - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.35#MediaWiki_1.35.3 - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.31 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35197 SRPMS: - 7/core/mediawiki-1.31.15-1.mga7 - 8/core/mediawiki-1.35.3-1.1.mga8 . Enhancements for MediaWiki address unauthorized bot access through APIs, bolstering security for Mageia users.. mediawiki security,mageia update,bot api access,software vulnerability. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 12, 2021 •Critical Mageia