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CVE-2011-1766
Published: May 23, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
FEDORA-2011-6774
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702512
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28639
x_refsource_CONFIRM
44684
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
47722
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[mediawiki-announce] 20110505 MediaWiki security release 1.16.5
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
FEDORA-2011-6781
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2011-6775
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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