Description
The transwiki import functionality in MediaWiki before 1.16.3 does not properly check privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to perform imports from any wgImportSources wiki via a crafted POST request.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.5/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-April/000096.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/15Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44142Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47354
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0978Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1100
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695577Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696360Patch
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28449
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66739
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-April/000096.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/15Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44142Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47354
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0978Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1100
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695577Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696360Patch
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28449
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66739
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 27, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified