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 by (1) leveraging the SpecialUpload::ajaxGetExistsWarning function, or by (2) leveraging an extension, as demonstrated by the CategoryTree, ExtTab, and InlineEditor extensions.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-01-08 11:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-4361

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4361

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4361

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

mediawiki

mediawiki

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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