MediaWiki thumb.php 'w' Parameter Remote Shell Command Injection

The version of MediaWiki running on the remote host is affected by a remote command injection vulnerability due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'w' parameter in the 'thumb.php' script. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary...

MediaWiki < 1.19.11 / 1.21.5 / 1.22.2 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

According to its version number, the instance of MediaWiki running on the remote host is affected by the following remote code execution vulnerabilities : - A user-input validation error exists during thumbnail generation in the 'thumb.php' script that allows the execution of arbitrary shell...

MediaWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability leaves Wikipedia open for Cyber attacks

The Encyclopedia giant WIKIPEDIA has been found vulnerable to remote code execution because of a critical flaw in the MediaWiki software. Wikipedia is a name which has become a major source of information for all of us. It has webpages on almost every topic you need to search. This giant is power...