Description
Unspecified vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.11 before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive "cross-site" information via the callback parameter in an API call for JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) formatted results.
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 | 1:1.11.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1:1.11.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1:1.11.2-1 | — |
References
- 28070 vdb-entry
- 29216 third-party-advisory
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20080307 MediaWiki 1.11.2 released (security) mailing-list
- mediawiki-jsoncallbacks-info-disclosure(40960) vdb-entry
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_11_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
- 1019535 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-0732 vdb-entry