Information disclosure in MediaWiki
CVE-2017-0361
Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains an information disclosure flaw, where the api.log might contain passwords in plaintext.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0361 (Third Party Advisory)
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T125177 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0361?
- CVE-2017-0361 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0361?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.