VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-4361

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…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.23%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 2.23% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-276
Affected: mediawiki/mediawiki · debian/debian linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.