CVE-2020-35477

What it is

MediaWiki before 1.35.1 blocks legitimate attempts to hide log entries in some situations. If one sets MediaWiki:Mainpage to Special:MyLanguage/Main Page, visits a log entry on Special:Log, and toggles the "Change visibility of selected log entries" checkbox (or a tags checkbox) next to it, there is a redirection to the main page's action=historysubmit (instead of the desired behavior in which a revision-deletion form appears).

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2020-12-18 08:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 03:13 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 1.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2020-12-18 08:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 03:13 UTC

Exploit probability

1.7% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-670

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Mediawiki < 1.35.1
• Debian Linux 9.0
• Debian Linux 10.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora 33

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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