MediaWiki up to 1.21.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MediaWiki. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4569. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MediaWiki (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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:

The CleanChanges extension for MediaWiki before 1.19.9, 1.20.x before 1.20.8, and 1.21.x before 1.21.3, when "Group changes by page in recent changes and watchlist" is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (revision-deleted IPs) via the Recent Changes page.

The weakness was released 12/13/2013 as Bug 54294 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4569 since 06/12/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71149 (Fedora 19 : mediawiki-1.21.3-1.fc19 (2013-21856)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12810 (Mediawiki Multiple Vulnerabilities (MediaWiki Security Release: 1.21.3, 1.20.8 and 1.19.9)).

Upgrading to version 1.21 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90141), Tenable (71149), SecurityFocus (BID 63759†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53278†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-11228, VDB-65745 and VDB-65743. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 71149
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : mediawiki-1.21.3-1.fc19 (2013-21856)
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OpenVAS ID: 867095
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mediawiki FEDORA-2013-21856
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.21

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06/12/2013 🔍
09/18/2013 +98 days 🔍
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12/13/2013 +86 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +466 days 🔍
10/07/2015 +197 days 🔍
01/11/2022 +2288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: Bug 54294
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4569 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4569
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65746
X-Force: 90141
SecurityFocus: 63759 - Mediawiki CVE-2013-4569 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 53278 - MediaWiki Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via the Recent Changes Page, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 01/11/2022 07:08 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (61), 02/03/2018 10:48 AM (10), 01/11/2022 07:08 PM (3)
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Cache ID: 18:AF4:40

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