# CVE-2021-42049: An issue was discovered in the Translate extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-10-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Translate extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. Oversighters cannot undo revisions or oversight on pages where they suppressed information (such as PII). This allows oversighters to whitewash revisions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286884
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I4d95220ef414337147235f7ebedc9b945c3348e3

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