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CVE-2017-8810
published 2017-11-15

CVE-2017-8810: MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2, when a private wiki is configured, provides different error messages for failed login…

PriorityP340high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
2.15%
80.1th percentile
MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2, when a private wiki is configured, provides different error messages for failed login attempts depending on whether the username exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate account names and conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests.

Affected

12 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux——
debianmediawiki< mediawiki 1:1.27.4-1 (bookworm)mediawiki 1:1.27.4-1 (bookworm)
mediawikimediawiki<= 1.27.3—
mediawikimediawiki——
mediawikimediawiki——
mediawikimediawiki——
mediawikimediawiki——
mediawikimediawiki——
mediawikimediawiki>= 0 < 1:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-1
mediawikimediawiki>= 0 < 1:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-1
mediawikimediawiki>= 0 < 1:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-1
mediawikimediawiki>= 0 < 1:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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