CVE-2011-4361

Published Jan 8, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2366-1 mediawiki security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4291 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 8, 2012, 11:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM