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MediaWiki: Unspecified Security Vulnerability (CVE-2004-1405)

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MediaWiki: Unspecified Security Vulnerability (CVE-2004-1405)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/31/2004
Created
10/26/2019
Added
10/23/2019
Modified
04/26/2021

Description

MediaWiki 1.3.8 and earlier, when used with Apache mod_mime, does not properly handle files with two file extensions, such as .php.rar, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-latest

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