MediaWiki Undisclosed Remote File Include Vulnerability

BID:10958

Info

MediaWiki Undisclosed Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10958
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 16 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 16 2004 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was announced by the vendor.
Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20031117
MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20031107
MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20030829
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.1
Not Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3

Discussion

MediaWiki Undisclosed Remote File Include Vulnerability

A new version of MediaWiki is available, addressing an undisclosed vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An attacker may be capable of causing a malicious PHP header file to be interpreted by a target system. Depending on the payload, this could potentially allow an attacker to gain unauthorized remote access to a vulnerable system.

Exploit / POC

MediaWiki Undisclosed Remote File Include Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

MediaWiki Undisclosed Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update to address this issue:


MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20030829

MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20031117

MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20031107

References

MediaWiki Undisclosed Remote File Include Vulnerability

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