MediaWiki up to 1.21.1 ApiBlock.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MediaWiki. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file ApiTokens.php/ApiUnblock.php/ApiLogin.php/ApiCreateAccount.php/ApiBlock.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-4302. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file ApiTokens.php/ApiUnblock.php/ApiLogin.php/ApiCreateAccount.php/ApiBlock.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

(1) ApiBlock.php, (2) ApiCreateAccount.php, (3) ApiLogin.php, (4) ApiMain.php, (5) ApiQueryDeletedrevs.php, (6) ApiTokens.php, and (7) ApiUnblock.php in includes/api/ in MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 allow remote attackers to obtain CSRF tokens and bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism via a JSONP request to wiki/api.php.

The weakness was presented 09/03/2013 as Bug 49090 as not defined bug report (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at bugzilla.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4302 since 06/12/2013. 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 T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:ApiTokens.php/ApiUnblock.php/ApiLogin.php/ApiCreateAccount.php/ApiBlock.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69884 (Debian DSA-2753-1 : mediawiki - information leak), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12744 (MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.21.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mediawiki.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86896), Tenable (69884), SecurityFocus (BID 62215†), OSVDB (96912†) and Secunia (SA54715†). See VDB-10137 and VDB-10139 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 69884
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2753-1 : mediawiki - information leak
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OpenVAS ID: 892753
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2753-1 (mediawiki - information leak
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.21.2

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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: Bug 49090
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4302 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4302
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10138

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X-Force: 86896
SecurityFocus: 62215 - Mediawiki CVE-2013-4302 Multiple Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54715 - MediaWiki Weakness and Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 96912
Vulnerability Center: 41608 - Mediawiki Versions 1.19-1.19.7, 1.20-1.20.6, 1.21-1.21.1 CSRF Vulnerability via JSONP- CVE-2013-4302, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2013 12:20
Updated: 05/24/2021 08:18
Changes: 09/09/2013 12:20 (80), 05/11/2017 09:09 (5), 05/24/2021 08:18 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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