MediaWiki 'CSS validation' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:38621

Info

MediaWiki 'CSS validation' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38621
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2010-1189
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 09 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:03PM
Credit: Tim Starling
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20031117
MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20031107
MediaWiki MediaWiki-stable 20030829
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.14.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.14
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.7.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.7.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 beta3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 beta2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 beta1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 alpha2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 alpha1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 .0
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.15
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.14
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.10
+ S.u.S.E. beagle 10.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta6
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta5
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.13
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.11
+ Gentoo Linux
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.10
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.0rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.2

Discussion

MediaWiki 'CSS validation' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

MediaWiki is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability because it fails to properly restrict the posting of remote images.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to have users view remote images, which may aid in further attacks.

Versions prior to MediaWiki 1.15.2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

MediaWiki 'CSS validation' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An exploit isn't needed. Attackers can use readily available utilities to launch attacks.

Solution / Fix

MediaWiki 'CSS validation' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

References

MediaWiki 'CSS validation' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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