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CVE-2010-2787

api.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5 does not prevent use of public caching headers for private data, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access res…

Impact

api.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5 does not prevent use of public caching headers for private data, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information by retrieving documents from an HTTP proxy cache that has been used by a victim.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MediawikiMediawiki
through 1.15.4
Versions 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3

Weakness classification

References