Description

MediaWiki 1.2x before 1.22.15, 1.23.x before 1.23.8, and 1.24.x before 1.24.1 allows remote attackers to bypass CORS restrictions in $wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains via a domain that has a partial match to an allowed origin, as demonstrated by "http://en.wikipedia.org.evilsite.example/."

Remediation

References

CVE-2014-9476

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2014-9476 CWE-264

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities