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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki / mediawiki | - | 1.17.1 |
| debian / debian_linux | 5.0 | 5.0.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 6.0 | 6.0.x |
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616
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