CVE-2013-4301

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86895 vdb entry
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/54715 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html mailing list
http://osvdb.org/96913 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46332 patch exploit
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4301?
CVE-2013-4301 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4301?
To fix CVE-2013-4301, 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-2013-4301 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4301 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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