MediaWiki up to 1.4 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.4. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1580. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MediaWiki up to 1.4 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The transwiki import functionality in MediaWiki before 1.16.3 does not properly check privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to perform imports from any wgImportSources wiki via a crafted POST request.

The weakness was shared 04/26/2011 as Bug 696360 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1580. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57506 (Debian DSA-2366-1 : mediawiki - 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.

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66739), Tenable (57506), SecurityFocus (BID 47354†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31089†). The entries VDB-59901, VDB-59900, VDB-57261 and VDB-57258 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 57506
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2366-1 : mediawiki - multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70578
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2366-1 (mediawiki)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.5

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04/05/2011 🔍
04/13/2011 +8 days 🔍
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04/26/2011 +8 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1427 days 🔍
11/05/2021 +2419 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: Bug 696360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57259

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X-Force: 66739
SecurityFocus: 47354
Secunia: 44142
Vulnerability Center: 31089 - MediaWiki prior to 1.16.4 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/05/2021 09:30
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/21/2017 11:07 (7), 11/05/2021 09:29 (5), 11/05/2021 09:30 (1)
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