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6.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.19.17/1.22.8/1.23.1 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component JSONP Callback API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.
The weakness was presented 07/30/2014 as Bug 68187 / MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.18, 1.22.9 and 1.23.2 as confirmed posting (Mailing List). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.wikimedia.org. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 1.23.2, 1.22.9 or 1.19.18 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at releases.wikimedia.org. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at releases.wikimedia.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
See 67265 and 67264 for similar entries.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 1.19.0
- 1.19.1
- 1.19.2
- 1.19.3
- 1.19.4
- 1.19.5
- 1.19.6
- 1.19.7
- 1.19.8
- 1.19.9
- 1.19.10
- 1.19.11
- 1.19.12
- 1.19.13
- 1.19.14
- 1.19.15
- 1.19.16
- 1.19.17
- 1.22.0
- 1.22.1
- 1.22.2
- 1.22.3
- 1.22.4
- 1.22.5
- 1.22.6
- 1.22.7
- 1.22.8
- 1.23.0
- 1.23.1
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.23.2/1.22.9/1.19.18
Patch: releases.wikimedia.org
Timeline
07/30/2014 🔍07/30/2014 🔍
08/01/2014 🔍
08/04/2014 🔍
04/19/2019 🔍
Sources
Product: mediawiki.orgAdvisory: Bug 68187 / MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.18, 1.22.9 and 1.23.2
Status: Confirmed
SecurityTracker: 1030660
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Entry
Created: 08/04/2014 10:09Updated: 04/19/2019 11:30
Changes: 08/04/2014 10:09 (45), 04/19/2019 11:30 (4)
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