CVE-2011-4361
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 8, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 4, 2011
Description
MediaWiki before 1.17.1 does not check for read permission before handling action=ajax requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by (1) leveraging the SpecialUpload::ajaxGetExistsWarning function, or by (2) leveraging an extension, as demonstrated by the CategoryTree, ExtTab, and InlineEditor extensions.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [mediawiki-announce] 20111128 MediaWiki security release 1.17.1mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171
- [oss-security] 20111129 CVE request: mediawiki before 1.17.1mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616
- [oss-security] 20111129 Re: CVE request: mediawiki before 1.17.1mailing-list
- DSA-2366vendor-advisory
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