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CVE-2011-4361
published 2012-01-08

CVE-2011-4361: MediaWiki before 1.17.1 does not check for read permission before handling action=ajax requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information…

PriorityP423medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPINAN
EPSS
2.62%
83.9th percentile
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.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux——
debiandebian_linux——
debianmediawiki< mediawiki 1:1.15.5-4 (bookworm)mediawiki 1:1.15.5-4 (bookworm)
mediawikimediawiki< 1.17.11.17.1
mediawikimediawiki>= 0 < 1:1.15.5-41:1.15.5-4
mediawikimediawiki>= 0 < 1:1.15.5-41:1.15.5-4
mediawikimediawiki>= 0 < 1:1.15.5-41:1.15.5-4
mediawikimediawiki>= 0 < 1:1.15.5-41:1.15.5-4

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0MEDIUM
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