CVE-2011-4361

N/A Unknown
Published: January 08, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.6%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-276

Affected Vendors

mediawiki debian

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