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CVE-2011-4361

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Date: January 8, 2012

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.

Language: PHP

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Related Resources (9)

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4361
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4361
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-4361

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Incorrect Default Permissions

CWE-276

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CVSS v3

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV):
Attack Complexity (AC):
Privileges Required (PR):
User Interaction (UI):
Scope (S):
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV):
Access Complexity (AC):
Authentication (AU):
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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