An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.13 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. When using the MediaWiki API to "protect" a page, a user is currently able to protect to a higher level than they currently have permissions for.
{ "binaries": [ { "binary_name": "mediawiki", "binary_version": "1:1.27.4-3" }, { "binary_name": "mediawiki-classes", "binary_version": "1:1.27.4-3" } ] }
{ "binaries": [ { "binary_name": "mediawiki", "binary_version": "1:1.31.7-1" }, { "binary_name": "mediawiki-classes", "binary_version": "1:1.31.7-1" } ] }
{ "binaries": [ { "binary_name": "mediawiki", "binary_version": "1:1.35.6-1" }, { "binary_name": "mediawiki-classes", "binary_version": "1:1.35.6-1" } ] }
{ "binaries": [ { "binary_name": "mediawiki", "binary_version": "1:1.39.7-1" }, { "binary_name": "mediawiki-classes", "binary_version": "1:1.39.7-1" } ] }
{ "binaries": [ { "binary_name": "mediawiki", "binary_version": "1:1.43.1+dfsg-1" }, { "binary_name": "mediawiki-classes", "binary_version": "1:1.43.1+dfsg-1" } ] }
{ "binaries": [ { "binary_name": "mediawiki", "binary_version": "1:1.43.3+dfsg-1" }, { "binary_name": "mediawiki-classes", "binary_version": "1:1.43.3+dfsg-1" } ] }