Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where contrary to the documentation, $wgRateLimits entry for user overrides that for newbie.
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.31.0 (including) | 1.31.1 (excluding) |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.27.5 (including) | 1.27.5 (including) |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.29.3 (including) | 1.29.3 (including) |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.30.1 (including) | 1.30.1 (including) |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | RedHat | mediawiki-0:1.27.7-1.el7 | * |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | RedHat | mediawiki-0:1.27.7-1.el7 | * |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | RedHat | mediawiki123-0:1.23.17-1.el7 | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | upstream | * |