Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4301
CVE-2013-4301
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.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=1.19.0,<1.19.8 || >=1.20.0,<1.20.7 || >=1.21.0,<1.21.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/54715nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/96913nvd
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86895nvd
- www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19nvd
- www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20nvd
- www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21nvd
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