CVE-2013-4301

includes/resourceloader/ResourceLoaderContext.php in MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a "<" (open angle bracket) character in the lang parameter to w/load.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateOct 27, 2013, 00:55

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-200

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

Vector String

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

NONE

References

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html
http://osvdb.org/96913
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553
http://secunia.com/advisories/54715
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46332
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86895
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-200

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

Vector String

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

NONE