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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2010-2787: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2010-2787: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/26/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apps-mediawiki

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