CVE-2011-1580 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass privilege checks to import content from any configured source wiki via crafted requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1580?
CVE-2011-1580 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 27 Apr 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The transwiki import functionality in MediaWiki before 1.16.3 does not properly check privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to perform imports from any wgImportSources wiki via a crafted POST request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1580?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2011-1580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1580, GHSA-5f9r-6cq4-fph8.