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CVE-2011-4361 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000104.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/12	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/29/6	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32616	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-276	Incorrect Default Permissions	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mediawiki mediawiki	< 1.17.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 21, 2021	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 9, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]