First published: Sun Jan 08 2012(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
MediaWiki MediaWiki | <1.17.1 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =5.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =6.0 |
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