CVE-2011-1766

includes/User.php in MediaWiki before 1.16.5, when wgBlockDisablesLogin is enabled, does not clear certain cached data after verification of an auth token fails, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by creating crafted wikiUserID and wikiUserName cookies, or by leveraging an...

PT-2011-3357

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MediaWiki versions prior to 1.16.5 Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by creating crafted wikiUserID and wikiUserName cookies, or by leveraging an unattended workstation, due to the failure to clear certain...