{"id":"MGASA-2021-0346","summary":"Updated mediawiki packages fix a security vulnerability","details":"In MediaWiki before 1.31.15, 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.3, and 1.36.x\nbefore 1.36.1, bots have certain unintended API access. When a bot account has\na \"sitewide block\" applied, it is able to still \"purge\" pages through the\nMediaWiki Action API (which a \"sitewide block\" should have prevented)\n(CVE-2021-35197).\n\nThe mediawiki packages are upgraded to latest version for their branches.\nSee upstream release notes for other bugfixes.\n","modified":"2026-01-31T17:45:29.083877Z","published":"2021-07-12T20:26:21Z","related":["CVE-2021-35197"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0346.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29190"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.35#MediaWiki_1.35.3"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.31"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mediawiki","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.31.15-1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0346.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mediawiki","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.35.3-1.1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0346.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}