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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30158

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. Blocked users are unable to use Special:ResetTokens. This has security relevance because a blocked user might have accidentally shared a token, or might know that a token has been compromised, and yet is not able to block any potential future use of the token by an unauthorized party.

Products
mediawiki
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1:1.35.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-30158
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30158

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Apr 2021, 07:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. Blocked users are unable to use Special:ResetTokens. This has security relevance because a blocked user might have accidentally shared a token, or might know that a token has been compromised, and yet is not able to block any potential future use of the token by an unauthorized party.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30158

mediawiki

Fixed versions: 1:1.35.2-1

mediawiki

Fixed versions: 1:1.35.2-1

mediawiki

Fixed versions: 1:1.35.2-1

Complete source record
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