CVE-2013-4301
N/A
Published: October 27, 2013 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMediaWiki
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
includes/resourceloader/ResourceLoaderContext.php in MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a "<" (open angle bracket) character in the lang parameter to w/load.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/54715x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46332VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86895Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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