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.
References
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/666963 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/666964 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/667023 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/667024 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/667025 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser/+/667027 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275669 | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2021-04-22T02:29:31
Updated: 2021-04-22T02:29:31
Reserved: 2021-04-22T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-31553
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-04-22T03:15:08.197
Modified: 2021-04-22T20:14:45.357
Link: CVE-2021-31553
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE