# CVE-2021-41801: The ReplaceText extension through 1.41 for MediaWiki has Incorrect Access Control.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-10-11 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ReplaceText extension through 1.41 for MediaWiki has Incorrect Access Control. When a user is blocked after submitting a replace job, the job is still run, even if it may be run at a later time (due to the job queue backlog)

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## References

- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279090
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l%40lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/

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