CVE-2020-27621
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CVE-2020-27621 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. The FileImporter extension in MediaWiki through 1.35.0 was not properly attributing various user actions to a specific user's IP address. Instead, for various actions, it would report the IP address of an internal Wikimedia Foundation server by omitting X-Forwarded-For data. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The FileImporter extension in MediaWiki through 1.35.0 was not properly attributing various user actions to a specific user's IP address. Instead, for various actions, it would report the IP address of an internal Wikimedia Foundation server by omitting X-Forwarded-For data. This resulted in an inability to properly audit and attribute various user actions performed via the FileImporter extension.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | <= 1.35.0 |
References
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I24a240253c7a5c66dd493a68e8c23d95a17e1b21Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T265810Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I24a240253c7a5c66dd493a68e8c23d95a17e1b21Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T265810Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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