VWE-2021-6044 Printable Version

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  pegasus
  on October 17, 2021

Common Name None
VWE-ID VWE-2021-6044
Related Report #6177
Severity MEDIUM
Exploit Difficulty EASY
Platform Affects all platforms supported by the vulnerable versions.
Description Permissions Escalation. When the last editor and original creator of a wiki page are different users, the last editor can protect that page so that only the creator can make changes, without the creator's knowledge or consent. In such a case, until the original creator submits a new edit, even the original creator has no access to the controls necessary to reverse the protection.

Discovered February 24, 2021
Resolved March 5, 2021
Patches Available 4.1.1 Patch Level 3
4.1.0 Patch Level 5
4.1.0 RC 3 Patch Level 7
4.1.0 RC 2 Patch Level 8
The versions listed below are known to be affected by this issue. If you are using one of those versions, you should update to a newer release that has no known vulnerabilities.

Common Name	None
VWE-ID	VWE-2021-6044
Related Report	#6177
Severity	MEDIUM
Exploit Difficulty	EASY
Platform	Affects all platforms supported by the vulnerable versions.
Description	Permissions Escalation. When the last editor and original creator of a wiki page are different users, the last editor can protect that page so that only the creator can make changes, without the creator's knowledge or consent. In such a case, until the original creator submits a new edit, even the original creator has no access to the controls necessary to reverse the protection.
Discovered	February 24, 2021
Resolved	March 5, 2021
Patches Available	4.1.1 Patch Level 3 4.1.0 Patch Level 5 4.1.0 RC 3 Patch Level 7 4.1.0 RC 2 Patch Level 8