# CVE-2013-4301: 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 r

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-10-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86895
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54715
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html
- http://osvdb.org/96913
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46332
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21

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