CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 3.5
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: the transwiki import functionality in mediawiki before 1.16.3 does not properly check privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to perform imports from any wgimportsources wiki via a crafted post request.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/PARTIAL/NONE
Published Date: 2011-04-27
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-17
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CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 3.5
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: the transwiki import functionality in mediawiki before 1.16.3 does not properly check privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to perform imports from any wgimportsources wiki via a crafted post request.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/PARTIAL/NONE
Published Date: 2011-04-27
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-17
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