CVE-2011-4361

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

First reported 13 years ago

2012-01-08 11:55:00

Last updated 13 years ago

2012-01-19 04:00:00

Affected Software

Mediawiki

MediaWiki 1.1.0

1.1.0

MediaWiki 1.2.0

1.2.0

MediaWiki 1.2.1

1.2.1

MediaWiki 1.2.2

1.2.2

MediaWiki 1.2.3

1.2.3

MediaWiki 1.2.4

1.2.4

MediaWiki 1.2.5

1.2.5

MediaWiki 1.2.6

1.2.6

MediaWiki 1.3

1.3

MediaWiki 1.3.0

1.3.0

MediaWiki 1.3.1

1.3.1

MediaWiki 1.3.2

1.3.2

MediaWiki 1.3.3

1.3.3

MediaWiki 1.3.4

1.3.4

MediaWiki 1.3.5

1.3.5

MediaWiki 1.3.6

1.3.6

MediaWiki 1.3.7

1.3.7

MediaWiki 1.3.8

1.3.8

MediaWiki 1.3.9

1.3.9

MediaWiki 1.3.10

1.3.10

MediaWiki 1.3.11

1.3.11

MediaWiki 1.3.12

1.3.12

MediaWiki 1.3.13

1.3.13

MediaWiki 1.3.14

1.3.14

MediaWiki 1.3.15

1.3.15

MediaWiki 1.4 Beta 1

1.4

MediaWiki 1.4 Beta 2

1.4

MediaWiki 1.4 Beta 3

1.4

MediaWiki 1.4 Beta 4

1.4

MediaWiki 1.4 Beta 5

1.4

MediaWiki 1.4 Beta 6

1.4

MediaWiki 1.4.0

1.4.0

MediaWiki 1.4.1

1.4.1

MediaWiki 1.4.2

1.4.2

MediaWiki 1.4.3

1.4.3

MediaWiki 1.4.4

1.4.4

MediaWiki 1.4.5

1.4.5

MediaWiki 1.4.6

1.4.6

MediaWiki 1.4.7

1.4.7

MediaWiki 1.4.8

1.4.8

MediaWiki 1.4.9

1.4.9

MediaWiki 1.4.10

1.4.10

MediaWiki 1.4.11

1.4.11

MediaWiki 1.4.12

1.4.12

MediaWiki 1.4.13

1.4.13

MediaWiki 1.4.14

1.4.14

MediaWiki 1.5 Alpha 1

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5 Alpha 2

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5 Beta 1

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5 Beta 2

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5 beta 3

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5 Beta 4

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5 Release Candidate 2

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5Release Candidate 3

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5 Release Candidate 4

1.5

MediaWiki 1.5.0

1.5.0

MediaWiki 1.5.1

1.5.1

MediaWiki 1.5.2

1.5.2

MediaWiki 1.5.3

1.5.3

MediaWiki 1.5.4

1.5.4

MediaWiki 1.5.5

1.5.5

MediaWiki 1.5.6

1.5.6

MediaWiki 1.5.7

1.5.7

MediaWiki 1.5.8

1.5.8

MediaWiki 1.6.0

1.6.0

MediaWiki 1.6.1

1.6.1

MediaWiki 1.6.2

1.6.2

MediaWiki 1.6.3

1.6.3

MediaWiki 1.6.4

1.6.4

MediaWiki 1.6.5

1.6.5

MediaWiki 1.6.6

1.6.6

MediaWiki 1.6.7

1.6.7

MediaWiki 1.6.8

1.6.8

MediaWiki 1.6.9

1.6.9

MediaWiki 1.6.10

1.6.10

MediaWiki 1.6.11

1.6.11

MediaWiki 1.6.12

1.6.12

MediaWiki 1.7.0

1.7.0

MediaWiki 1.7.1

1.7.1

MediaWiki 1.7.2

1.7.2

MediaWiki 1.7.3

1.7.3

MediaWiki 1.8.0

1.8.0

MediaWiki 1.8.1

1.8.1

MediaWiki 1.8.2

1.8.2

MediaWiki 1.8.3

1.8.3

MediaWiki 1.8.4

1.8.4

MediaWiki 1.8.5

1.8.5

MediaWiki 1.9.0

1.9.0

MediaWiki 1.9.0 Release Candidate 2

1.9.0

MediaWiki 1.9.1

1.9.1

MediaWiki 1.9.2

1.9.2

MediaWiki 1.9.3

1.9.3

MediaWiki 1.9.4

1.9.4

MediaWiki 1.9.5

1.9.5

MediaWiki 1.9.6

1.9.6

MediaWiki 1.10.0

1.10.0

MediaWiki 1.10.0 Release Candidate 1

1.10.0

MediaWiki 1.10.0 Release Candidate 2

1.10.0

MediaWiki 1.10.1

1.10.1

MediaWiki 1.10.2

1.10.2

MediaWiki 1.10.3

1.10.3

MediaWiki 1.10.4

1.10.4

MediaWiki 1.11

1.11

MediaWiki 1.11.0

1.11.0

MediaWiki 1.11.0 Release Candidate 1

1.11.0

MediaWiki 1.11.1

1.11.1

MediaWiki 1.11.2

1.11.2

MediaWiki 1.12.0

1.12.0

MediaWiki 1.12.0 Release Candidate 1

1.12.0

MediaWiki 1.12.1

1.12.1

MediaWiki 1.12.2

1.12.2

MediaWiki 1.12.3

1.12.3

MediaWiki 1.12.4

1.12.4

MediaWiki 1.13.0

1.13.0

MediaWiki 1.13.0 Release Candidate 1

1.13.0

MediaWiki 1.13.0 Release Candidate 2

1.13.0

MediaWiki 1.13.1

1.13.1

MediaWiki 1.13.2

1.13.2

MediaWiki 1.13.3

1.13.3

MediaWiki 1.13.4

1.13.4

MediaWiki1.14.0

1.14.0

MediaWiki1.14.0Release Candidate 1

1.14.0

MediaWiki1.14.1

1.14.1

MediaWiki 1.15.0

1.15.0

MediaWiki 1.15.0 Release Candidate 1

1.15.0

MediaWiki 1.15.1

1.15.1

MediaWiki 1.15.2

1.15.2

MediaWiki 1.15.3

1.15.3

MediaWiki 1.15.4

1.15.4

MediaWiki 1.15.5

1.15.5

MediaWiki 1.16.0

1.16.0

MediaWiki 1.16.0 Beta 1

1.16.0

MediaWiki 1.16.0 Beta 2

1.16.0

MediaWiki 1.16.1

1.16.1

MediaWiki 1.16.2

1.16.2

MediaWiki 1.16.3

1.16.3

MediaWiki 1.16.4

1.16.4

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