CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki 1.11/1.11.1 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument callback
with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.11 before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive "cross-site" information via the callback parameter in an API call for JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) formatted results.
The bug was discovered 03/03/2008. The weakness was shared 03/13/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.wikimedia.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1318 since 03/13/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31346 (MediaWiki JSON Callback Crafted API Request Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading to version 1.11 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40960) and Tenable (31346).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 31346
Nessus Name: MediaWiki JSON Callback Crafted API Request Information Disclosure
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.11
Timeline
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Sources
Product: mediawiki.orgAdvisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1318 (🔍)
X-Force: 40960
SecurityTracker: 1019535
Vulnerability Center: 17837 - MediaWiki JSON Callbacks Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Disclose Sensitive Information, Medium
SecurityFocus: 28070 - MediaWiki JSON Callback Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 29216 - MediaWiki JSON Callback Information Disclosure, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 42588 - CVE-2008-1318 - MediaWiki - Information Disclosure Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-0732
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/06/2019 21:09
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (77), 08/06/2019 21:09 (3)
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