Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting mediawiki package, versions <1:1.15.5-4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-MEDIAWIKI-524278
  • published8 Jan 2012
  • disclosed8 Jan 2012

Introduced: 8 Jan 2012

CVE-2011-4361  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 mediawiki to version 1:1.15.5-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mediawiki package and not the mediawiki package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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