Description
MediaWiki before 1.17.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the page titles of all restricted pages via a series of requests involving the (1) curid or (2) oldid parameter.
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 | 1:1.15.5-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1:1.15.5-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1:1.15.5-4 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | mediawiki | 1:1.15.5-2squeeze2 | DSA-2366-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | mediawiki | 1:1.12.0-2lenny9 | DSA-2366-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2366-1 mediawiki - multiple Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [mediawiki-announce] 20111128 MediaWiki security release 1.17.1 mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758171
- [oss-security] 20111129 CVE request: mediawiki before 1.17.1 mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32276
- [oss-security] 20111129 Re: CVE request: mediawiki before 1.17.1 mailing-list
- DSA-2366 vendor-advisory