MediaWiki 'api.php' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:42019

Info

MediaWiki 'api.php' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 42019
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-2787
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 28 2010 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:12PM
Credit: Reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.2
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 1.9.0rc2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.0rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.5

Discussion

MediaWiki 'api.php' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

MediaWiki is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information, that may aid in further attacks.

MediaWiki 1.8 through 1.15.4 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

MediaWiki 'api.php' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue through a browser.

Solution / Fix

MediaWiki 'api.php' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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


MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.0rc1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.3

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.4

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.3

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.4

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.14

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.14.1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.3

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.4

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.3

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.4

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.5

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.3

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.4

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.5

References

MediaWiki 'api.php' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

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