CyberRota Analysis
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2011-1766
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
2.23%
Original NVD Description
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 unattended workstation.