Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-31553
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-31553
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.18%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 55 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-31553
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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6.4
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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4.9
|
[email protected] |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
3.9
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2.5
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-31553
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The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-31553
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/667025
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/667024
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/666963
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275669
Third Party Advisory
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/667023
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/666964
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/667027
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-31553
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*