CVE-2011-1766 | BDVDB-2026-46190 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060496.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702512
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44684
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47722
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-May/000098.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060435.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060507.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.