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.
Published: 2011-04-27
Score: 3.5 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2366-1 mediawiki security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1581 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.
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Mediawiki Mediawiki
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.947Z

Reserved: 2011-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1580

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-04-27T00:55:04.647

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1580

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