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6.3	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MediaWiki up to 1.19.3/1.20.2 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file api.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

MediaWiki before 1.19.4 and 1.20.x before 1.20.3 contains an error in the api.php script which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2013. The weakness was published 11/20/2019 by Alex Monk (Krenair). This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1817 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 194 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:api.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70677 (GLSA-201310-21 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.19.4 or 1.20.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (70677). Similar entries are available at 10132, 10133, 10134 and 10135.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• MediaWiki

Version

• 1.19.0
• 1.19.1
• 1.19.2
• 1.19.3
• 1.20.0
• 1.20.1
• 1.20.2

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

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Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Nessus ID: 70677
Nessus Name: GLSA-201310-21 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201310-21
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.19.4/1.20.3

Timelineinfo

12/30/2012 🔍
02/19/2013 +51 days 🔍
04/17/2013 +57 days 🔍
10/28/2013 +194 days 🔍
10/29/2013 +1 days 🔍
11/20/2019 +2213 days 🔍
11/21/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/23/2024 +1555 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Researcher: Alex Monk (Krenair)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-1817 (🔍)
X-Force: 88359
SecurityFocus: 58305 - MediaWiki CVE-2013-1817 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 90890

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2019 07:05
Updated: 02/23/2024 21:08
Changes: 11/21/2019 07:05 (44), 11/21/2019 07:10 (32), 02/23/2024 21:08 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:180:103

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