CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-4361

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
mediawikiDebian
Fixed in:1:1.15.5-4CVE-2011-4361
Fixed in:1:1.15.5-4CVE-2011-4361
Fixed in:1:1.15.5-4CVE-2011-4361
Fixed in:1:1.15.5-4CVE-2011-4361

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

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