CVE-2011-1580 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.16.3, where authenticated users could bypass privilege checks in the transwiki import functionality. This allows remote authenticated users to import content from any configured wgImportSources wiki via a crafted POST request. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial integrity impact, with no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.16.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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