MediaWiki up to 1.4 Beta6 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in MediaWiki. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0536. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.3.x before 1.3.11 and 1.4 beta before 1.4 rc1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files or determine file existence via a parameter related to image deletion.

The bug was discovered 02/22/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0536 since 02/24/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17236 (GLSA-200502-33 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.3.x eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19545), Tenable (17236), SecurityFocus (BID 12625†), OSVDB (14050†) and Secunia (SA14360†). The entries VDB-23976 and VDB-24496 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 17236
Nessus Name: GLSA-200502-33 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54865
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-33 (mediawiki)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.3.x

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02/22/2005 🔍
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02/24/2005 +2 days 🔍
02/28/2005 +4 days 🔍
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03/07/2005 +6 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +56 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
05/30/2019 +1542 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0536 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0536
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24497
X-Force: 19545
SecurityFocus: 12625 - MediaWiki Multiple Unspecified Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14360
OSVDB: 14050 - MediaWiki image deletion function directory traversal
SecurityTracker: 1013260
Vulnerability Center: 7220 - Directory Traversal in MediaWiki, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/30/2019 14:35
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (69), 05/30/2019 14:35 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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