# CVE-2011-0537: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) languages/Language.php and (2) includes/StubObject.php in MediaWiki 1.8.0 and other vers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-02-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) languages/Language.php and (2) includes/StubObject.php in MediaWiki 1.8.0 and other versions before 1.16.2, when running on Windows and possibly Novell Netware, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files via vectors related to a crafted language file and the Language::factory function.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0273
- http://osvdb.org/70799
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27094
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/3
- http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.16/mediawiki-1.16.2.patch.gz
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-February/000095.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/01/4
- http://osvdb.org/70798

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