Description
MediaWiki 1.2x before 1.22.15, 1.23.x before 1.23.8, and 1.24.x before 1.24.1 allows remote attackers to bypass CORS restrictions in $wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains via a domain that has a partial match to an allowed origin, as demonstrated by "http://en.wikipedia.org.evilsite.example/."
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T77028
- [oss-security] 20150103 Re: CVE Request: Mediawiki security releases 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20141221 CVE Request: Mediawiki security releases 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 mailing-list
- MDVSA-2015:006 vendor-advisory
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20141217 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 mailing-list