CVE-2013-4301

N/A Unknown
Published: October 27, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

includes/resourceloader/ResourceLoaderContext.php in MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a "<" (open angle bracket) character in the lang parameter to w/load.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/96913
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/54715
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46332
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86895
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/96913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/54715
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46332
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
72th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

mediawiki

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