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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

Published Apr 27, 2011

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.

Affected products

Remediation

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Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 27, 2011
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 22, 2010
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a