CVE-2013-4301 (GCVE-0-2013-4301)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-10-27 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54715 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-an… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://osvdb.org/96913 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46332 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2013-09-03 00:00
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