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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
Affected Vendors & Products
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Configuration 1 [-]
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References
History
No history.
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2011-05-23T22:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:37:25.728Z
Reserved: 2011-04-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-1766
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-05-23T22:55:01.367
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:27:00.317
Link: CVE-2011-1766
Redhat
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