#VU45105 Input validation error in MediaWiki - CVE-2011-1580
Published: April 27, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45105
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1580
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
MediaWiki
Software vendor:
MediaWiki.org
MediaWiki.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate data.
The transwiki import functionality in MediaWiki before 1.16.3 does not properly check privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to perform imports from any wgImportSources wiki via a crafted POST request.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-April/000096.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/15
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44142
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47354
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0978
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1100
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695577
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696360
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28449
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66739