CVE-2011-4361 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.17.1, affecting Debian Linux distributions. It allows remote attackers to bypass read permissions for action=ajax requests, potentially revealing sensitive information through functions like SpecialUpload::ajaxGetExistsWarning or various extensions such as CategoryTree. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, but only resulting in partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.