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 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.
References
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-11-15 00:29

Updated : 2017-11-28 08:58


NVD link : CVE-2017-8810

Mitre link : CVE-2017-8810


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CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

mediawiki

  • mediawiki