MediaWiki JSON callbacks information disclosure
| mediawiki-jsoncallbacks-info-disclosure (40960) |  Low Risk |
Description:
MediaWiki could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the JSON-formatted callback parameter. By sending a specially-crafted request to the API, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Wikimedia Foundation, MediaWiki prior to 1.11.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MediaWiki (1.11.2 or later), available from the MediaWiki Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- MediaWiki Web site, MediaWiki - MediaWiki at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki.
- MediaWiki-announce Mailing List, Mon Mar 3 07:20:45 UTC 2008, MediaWiki 1.11.2 released (security) at http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-March/000070.html.
- BID-28070: MediaWiki JSON Callback Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1318: Unspecified vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.11 before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cross-site information via the callback parameter in an API call for JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) formatted results.
- SA29216: MediaWiki JSON Callback Information Disclosure
- SECTRACK ID: 1019535: MediaWiki Discloses API Data for Other Sites to Remote Users
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0732: MediaWiki JSON Callback Parameter Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 03, 2008
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