MediaWiki prior 1.24.0 wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MediaWiki. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9476. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MediaWiki (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

MediaWiki 1.2x before 1.22.15, 1.23.x before 1.23.8, and 1.24.x before 1.24.1 allows remote attackers to bypass CORS restrictions in $wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains via a domain that has a partial match to an allowed origin, as demonstrated by "http://en.wikipedia.org.evilsite.example/."

The weakness was shared 01/16/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9476 since 01/03/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81227 (GLSA-201502-04 : 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.

Upgrading to version 1.24.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99414), Tenable (81227), SecurityFocus (BID 71776†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48661†). The entries VDB-68472, VDB-68504, VDB-73688 and VDB-73687 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 81227
Nessus Name: GLSA-201502-04 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.24.0

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12/17/2014 🔍
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01/03/2015 +17 days 🔍
01/16/2015 +13 days 🔍
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02/17/2015 +32 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +38 days 🔍
04/11/2022 +2572 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: phabricator.wikimedia.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9476 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9476
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73684
X-Force: 99414
SecurityFocus: 71776 - Mediawiki '$wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains' Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 48661 - MediaWiki Remote Security Bypass via a Crafted Domain, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/11/2022 12:14
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (59), 06/20/2017 08:35 (8), 04/11/2022 12:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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