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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2791 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:46:48.599Z

Reserved: 2010-07-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-2787

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-04-27T00:55:01.677

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-2787

cve-icon Redhat

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