CVE-2021-30152
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When...
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
- Record
CVE-2021-30152- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
- Record
CVE-2021-30152- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17088 No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17088- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9q28-h7m9-gwr9
4.3
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When...
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
- Record
GHSA-9q28-h7m9-gwr9- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.3
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
- Record
CVE-2021-30152- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-30152
4.3
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30152- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-30152
4.3
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30152- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mediawiki-2021-30152 No score
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
- Record
BIT-mediawiki-2021-30152- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0218 No score
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities
An infinite loop in SMLLexer in Pygments versions 1.5 to 2.7.3 may lead to denial of service when performing syntax highlighting of a Standard ML (SML) source file, as demonstrated by input that only contains the "exception" keyword (CVE-2021-20270).
A deadlock vulnerability was found in 'github.com/containers/storage' in versions before 1.28.1. When a container image is processed, each layer is unpacked using tar. If one of those layers is not a valid tar archive this causes an error leading to an unexpected situation where the code indefinitely waits for the tar unpacked stream, which never finishes. An attacker could use this vulnerability to craft a malicious image, which when downloaded and stored by an application using containers/storage, would then cause a deadlock leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) (CVE-2021-27291).
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for (CVE-2021-30152).
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. ContentModelChange does not check if a user has correct permissions to create and set the content model of a nonexistent page (CVE-2021-30155).
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 (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. Users can bypass intended restrictions on deleting pages in certain "fast double move" situations. MovePage::isValidMoveTarget() uses FOR UPDATE, but it's only called if Title::getArticleID() returns non-zero with no special flags. Next, MovePage::moveToInternal() will delete the page if getArticleID(READ_LATEST) is non-zero. Therefore, if the page is missing in the replica DB, isValidMove() will return true, and then moveToInternal() will unconditionally delete the page if it can be found in the master (CVE-2021-30159).
- Record
MGASA-2021-0218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiBitnami |
before 1.31.13, 1.32.0 up to 1.35.2 | 1.31.131.35.2 |
mediawikiDebian:12 |
before 1:1.35.2-1 | 1:1.35.2-1 |
mediawikiDebian:13 |
before 1:1.35.2-1 | 1:1.35.2-1 |
mediawikiDebian:14 |
before 1:1.35.2-1 | 1:1.35.2-1 |
mediawikiDebian:9 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1:1.27.7-1~deb9u8, plus listed versions 1:1.27.3-11:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-1~bpo8+11:1.27.4-1~deb9u11:1.27.4-2 Show 10 moreShow less1:1.27.4-31:1.27.5-1~deb9u11:1.27.6-1~deb9u11:1.27.7-1~deb9u11:1.27.7-1~deb9u21:1.27.7-1~deb9u31:1.27.7-1~deb9u41:1.27.7-1~deb9u51:1.27.7-1~deb9u61:1.27.7-1~deb9u7 |
1:1.27.7-1~deb9u8 |
mediawikiDebian:10 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1:1.31.14-1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 1:1.31.10-1~deb10u11:1.31.12-1~deb10u11:1.31.2-11:1.31.4-11:1.31.4-1~deb10u1 Show 8 moreShow less1:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-31:1.31.6-11:1.31.6-1~deb10u11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1~deb10u11:1.31.8-1 |
1:1.31.14-1~deb10u1 |
mediawikiMageia:7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.31.14-1.mga7 | 1.31.14-1.mga7 |
mediawikiMageia:8 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.35.2-1.mga8 | 1.35.2-1.mga8 |
mediawikiUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.27.3-11:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-21:1.27.4-3 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.31.2-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-3 Show 4 moreShow less1:1.31.5-3ubuntu11:1.31.6-11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.35.3-11:1.35.4-11:1.35.5-11:1.35.5-1ubuntu11:1.35.5-1ubuntu21:1.35.5-1ubuntu31:1.35.6-11:1.35.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.3+dfsg-1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
mediawikiUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-30152 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mediawiki, published April 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.31.13.
References
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270713
debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30152
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/26UJGHF7LJDOCQN6A3Z4PM7PYRKENJHE
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2OMSV7B2TCFBOCICN3B4SMQP5HVRJQIT
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9q28-h7m9-gwr9
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-30152
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0218.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28883
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2021-April/000272.html
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2021-April/000273.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-30152
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2021-April/094418.html
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/27ba9e0ef0c7ec76331fd92bc549bb2c0d60979a
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30152