CVE-2013-2114

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the chunk upload API in MediaWiki 1.19 through 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.40% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/55433	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/24/3	mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48306	patch
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-May/000131.html	mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2114?: CVE-2013-2114 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2114?: To fix CVE-2013-2114, 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-2013-2114 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-2114 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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