MediaWiki mwdoc-filter.php Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 65900

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by an arbitrary file access vulnerability.

Description

The MediaWiki install hosted on the remote web server is affected by an arbitrary file access vulnerability due to a failure to restrict the execution of the 'maintenance/mwdoc-filter.php' script. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specialized URI to read files located outside the web server's root directory.

Solution

Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.20.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 65900

File Name: mediawiki_mwdoc_filter_arbitrary_access.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/10/2013

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/MediaWiki

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1818

BID: 58304

Detections

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