MediaWiki up to 1.22.0 Deleted Page ApiQueryLogEvents.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file includes/api/ApiQueryLogEvents.php of the component Deleted Page. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6472. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file includes/api/ApiQueryLogEvents.php of the component Deleted Page. 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. CVE summarizes:

MediaWiki before 1.19.10, 1.2x before 1.21.4, and 1.22.x before 1.22.1 allows remote attackers to obtain information about deleted page via the (1) log API, (2) enhanced RecentChanges, and (3) user watchlists.

The weakness was disclosed 12/19/2013 by Ravindra Singh Rathore (Bawolff) with RationalWiki as MediaWiki Security Releases: 1.22.1, 1.21.4 and 1.19.10 as confirmed posting (Mailing List). The advisory is available at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-6472 since 11/04/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:includes/api/ApiQueryLogEvents.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73256 (Debian DSA-2891-1 : mediawiki, mediawiki-extensions Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 12828 (MediaWiki Information Disclosure,Denial of Service and Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.22.1, 1.21.4 or 1.19.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73256), SecurityFocus (BID 65003†), OSVDB (102251†), Secunia (SA56413†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44512†). bugzilla.wikimedia.org is providing further details. The entries VDB-11233, VDB-12011, VDB-12012 and VDB-12046 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 73256
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2891-1 : mediawiki, mediawiki-extensions Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 702891
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2891-1 (mediawiki, mediawiki-extensions - security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.22.1/1.21.4/1.19.10

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12/19/2013 +45 days 🔍
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01/14/2014 +26 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: MediaWiki Security Releases: 1.22.1, 1.21.4 and 1.19.10
Researcher: Ravindra Singh Rathore (Bawolff)
Organization: RationalWiki
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-6472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12002

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SecurityFocus: 65003 - MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 56413 - MediaWiki Security Issues and Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 102251
Vulnerability Center: 44512 - MediaWiki Multiple Versions Remote Information Disclosure that Allow Viewing Deleted Log Entries, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2014 09:37
Updated: 06/08/2021 13:51
Changes: 01/21/2014 09:37 (82), 05/28/2017 02:58 (7), 06/08/2021 13:51 (3)
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