MediaWiki up to 1.21.1 ResourceLoader information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component ResourceLoader. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4301. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component ResourceLoader. The manipulation 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:

includes/resourceloader/ResourceLoaderContext.php in MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a "<" (open angle bracket) character in the lang parameter to w/load.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

The weakness was shared 09/03/2013 as Bug 46332 as not defined bug report (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.wikimedia.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4301 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

The issue is triggered when handling an invalid language, which discloses the software's installation path resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69918 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mediawiki (MDVSA-2013:235)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva 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 (86895), Tenable (69918), SecurityFocus (BID 62434†), OSVDB (96913†) and Secunia (SA54715†). The entries VDB-10137 and VDB-10138 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 69918
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mediawiki (MDVSA-2013:235)
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OpenVAS ID: 866929
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mediawiki FEDORA-2013-15984
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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 46332
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4301 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4301
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10139
X-Force: 86895
SecurityFocus: 62434 - Mediawiki CVE-2013-4301 Full Path Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 54715 - MediaWiki Weakness and Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 96913
Vulnerability Center: 41606 - Mediawiki Versions 1.19-1.19.7, 1.20-1.20.6, 1.21-1.21.1 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2013-4301, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2013 12:32
Updated: 05/24/2021 08:21
Changes: 09/09/2013 12:32 (81), 05/11/2017 09:08 (4), 05/24/2021 08:21 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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