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MediaWiki: Information Exposure (CVE-2017-8810)

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MediaWiki: Information Exposure (CVE-2017-8810)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/15/2017
Created
10/26/2019
Added
10/23/2019
Modified
03/07/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-latest

References

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