| Name | CVE-2011-4361 |
| 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 SpecialUpload::ajaxGetExistsWarning function, or by (2) leveraging an extension, as demonstrated by the CategoryTree, ExtTab, and InlineEditor extensions. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2366-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 650434 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki (PTS) | bullseye | 1:1.35.13-1+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:1.35.13-1+deb11u3 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 1:1.39.10-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:1.39.10-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | source | lenny | 1:1.12.0-2lenny9 | DSA-2366-1 | ||
| mediawiki | source | squeeze | 1:1.15.5-2squeeze2 | DSA-2366-1 | ||
| mediawiki | source | (unstable) | 1:1.15.5-4 | 650434 |
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html