Special:EditProfile exposes the contents of profile fields marked "hidden"/friends or "friends of friends" when the privileged user isn't a friend of the user whose profile they edit(ed)
Vulnerability Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - SocialProfile Extension allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects Mediawiki - SocialProfile Extension: from 1.39.X before 1.39.11, from 1.41.X before 1.41.3, from 1.42.X before 1.42.2.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Jack Phoenix (ashley)
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