Multiple vulnerabilities in MediaWiki



| Updated: 2020-12-22
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2010-2787
CVE-2010-2788
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 MediaWiki
Web applications / CMS

Vendor MediaWiki.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU45107

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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-2010-2787

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

api.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5 does not prevent use of public caching headers for private data, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information by retrieving documents from an HTTP proxy cache that has been used by a victim.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MediaWiki: 1.1.0 - 1.15.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4
https://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69776
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42019
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620224
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24565


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU45108

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2788

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in profileinfo.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5, when wgEnableProfileInfo is enabled, when processing filter parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MediaWiki: 1.1.0 - 1.15.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4
https://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69952
https://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69984
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42024
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620225
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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