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CVE-2021-30159

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 1.56%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-30159
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
1.56%

Original NVD Description

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.

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