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title: "CVE-2010-2787\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2787?format=md
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# CVE-2010-2787

Publication date 27 April 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

api.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5 does not prevent use of public caching
headers for private data, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended
access restrictions and obtain sensitive information by retrieving
documents from an HTTP proxy cache that has been used by a victim.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mediawiki | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2787)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2787)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-2787)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2787)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2787>
