Description
MediaWiki before 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) Simple.deps.php, (2) MonoBook.deps.php, (3) MySkin.deps.php, or (4) Chick.deps.php in wiki/skins, which shows the installation path in the resulting error message.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mediawiki | 1:1.10 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1:1.10 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1:1.10 | — |
References
- 20070211 MediaWiki Full Path Disclosure Vulnerability mailing-list
- 33708 vdb-entry
- http://zone14.free.fr/advisories/7/
- http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8819
- 33706 vdb-entry
- mediawiki-multiple-scripts-path-disclosure(32440) vdb-entry
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=rev&revision=19681
- 33707 vdb-entry
- 33709 vdb-entry