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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-01-08T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:09:18.393Z

Reserved: 2011-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-4361

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2012-01-08T11:55:19.797

Modified: 2021-04-21T14:54:05.477

Link: CVE-2011-4361

cve-icon Redhat

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