CVE-2011-4361

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-276

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 8, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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