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CVE-2011-1766

Published: 23 May 2011

includes/User.php in MediaWiki before 1.16.5, when wgBlockDisablesLogin is enabled, does not clear certain cached data after verification of an auth token fails, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by creating crafted wikiUserID and wikiUserName cookies, or by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
mediawiki
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Not vulnerable
(1:1.19.2-1)
raring Not vulnerable
(1:1.19.2-1)
saucy Not vulnerable
(1:1.19.2-1)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [1:1.19.2-1])
upstream
Released (1.16.5)
utopic Not vulnerable
(1:1.19.2-1)
vivid Not vulnerable
(1:1.19.2-1)
wily Not vulnerable
(1:1.19.2-1)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Not vulnerable

zesty Not vulnerable