CVE-2013-4301
Description
includes/resourceloader/ResourceLoaderContext.php in MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a "<" (open angle bracket) character in the lang parameter to w/load.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:1.19.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:1.19.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:1.19.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:1.19.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:1.19.8+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.19.0 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.19.1 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.19.2 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.19.3 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.19.4 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.19.5 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.19.6 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.19.7 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.20 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.20.1 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.20.2 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.20.3 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.20.4 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.20.5 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.20.6 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.21 | |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.21.1 | |
References
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html
- http://osvdb.org/96913
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54715
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46332
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86895
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4301
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.