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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.

  • Published: Nov 15, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2017-8810
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
mediawiki / mediawiki 1.29.0 1.29.0.x
mediawiki / mediawiki 1.29.1 1.29.1.x
mediawiki / mediawiki 1.28.0 1.28.0.x
mediawiki / mediawiki 1.28.1 1.28.1.x
mediawiki / mediawiki 1.28.2 1.28.2.x
mediawiki / mediawiki - 1.27.3.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x