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View CVE-2017-8810 →
DEBIAN-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 fail...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
mediawiki
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.27.4-1"}]}]
Debian:13
mediawiki
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.27.4-1"}]}]
Debian:14
mediawiki
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.27.4-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org