#VU45109 Code Injection in MediaWiki - CVE-2010-2789

Vulnerability identifier: #VU45109

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2789

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: MediaWiki.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in MediaWikiParserTest.php in MediaWiki 1.16 beta, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MediaWiki: 1.16

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External links
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4

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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.