CVE-2011-1580

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.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateApr 27, 2011, 00:55

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

3.5

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-April/000096.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/15
http://secunia.com/advisories/44142
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47354
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0978
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1100
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1151
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695577
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696360
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28449
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66739

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

3.5

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE