{"id":"MGASA-2021-0477","summary":"Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerability","details":"XSS vulnerability in Special:Search. (CVE-2021-41798)\nApiQueryBacklinks can cause a full table scan. (CVE-2021-41799)\nFix PoolCounter protection of Special:Contributions. (CVE-2021-41800)\nReplaceText continues performing actions if the user no longer has the\ncorrect permission (such as by being blocked). (CVE-2021-41801)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T00:09:27.118323306Z","published":"2021-10-13T19:39:52Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-41798","CVE-2021-41799","CVE-2021-41800","CVE-2021-41801"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0477.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29531"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4979"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mediawiki","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.35.4-1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0477.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}