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DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4361

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4361 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

MediaWiki before 1.17.1 does not check for read permission before handling action=ajax requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by (1) leveraging the SpecialUpload::ajaxGetExistsWarning function, or by (2) leveraging an extension, as demonstrated by the CategoryTree, ExtTab, and InlineEditor extensions.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12mediawiki0, 0, 0
Debian:14mediawiki0, 0, 0
Debian:13mediawiki0, 0, 0
Debian:11mediawiki0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 8, 2012 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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