An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.2. It improperly handled account blocks for certain automatically created MediaWiki user accounts, thus allowing nefarious users to remain unblocked.
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
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https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272244 | third party advisory |
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ie1f4333d5b1c9d17fb2236fe38a31de427a4cc48 | issue tracking vendor advisory |