Information disclosure in MediaWiki - CVE-2013-6472

 

Information disclosure in MediaWiki - CVE-2013-6472

Published: May 12, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41693
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6472
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Affected software:
MediaWiki

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

MediaWiki before 1.19.10, 1.2x before 1.21.4, and 1.22.x before 1.22.1 allows remote attackers to obtain information about deleted page via the (1) log API, (2) enhanced RecentChanges, and (3) user watchlists.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-6472

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources