CVE-2011-1580

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.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0978 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47354 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/44142 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1151 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2366 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696360 patch
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-April/000096.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66739 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28449
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1100 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695577 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/15 mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1580?
CVE-2011-1580 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1580?
To fix CVE-2011-1580, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1580 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1580 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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