CVE-2011-0537

N/A Unknown
Published: February 04, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) languages/Language.php and (2) includes/StubObject.php in MediaWiki 1.8.0 and other versions before 1.16.2, when running on Windows and possibly Novell Netware, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files via vectors related to a crafted language file and the Language::factory function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.16/mediawiki-1.16.2.patch.gz
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-February/000095.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://osvdb.org/70798
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/70799
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/01/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0273
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27094
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.16/mediawiki-1.16.2.patch.gz
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-February/000095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://osvdb.org/70798
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/70799
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/01/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0273
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27094
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.9%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

mediawiki microsoft

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