CVE-2011-4361
MediaWiki before 1.17.1 does not check for read permission before handling action=ajax requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by (1) leveraging the
02 Description
MediaWiki before 1.17.1 does not check for read permission before handling action=ajax requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by (1) leveraging the
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-01-08 11:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:09Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276Incorrect Default PermissionsBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d0be212508b2f49dda28ea1a8fe788b56407f77a7cbec73b42784961da54816c
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.wikimedia.org[mediawiki-announce] 20111128 MediaWiki security release 1.17.1http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20111129 CVE request: mediawiki before 1.17.1http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6
- bugzilla.wikimedia.orghttps://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20111129 Re: CVE request: mediawiki before 1.17.1http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12
- www.debian.orgDSA-2366http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.15.5-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.15.5-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.15.5-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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