Access Restriction Bypass Affecting mediawiki package, versions <1:1.13.3-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-MEDIAWIKI-370263
  • published19 Dec 2008
  • disclosed19 Dec 2008

Introduced: 19 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5687  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 mediawiki to version 1:1.13.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mediawiki package and not the mediawiki package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

MediaWiki 1.11, and other versions before 1.13.3, does not properly protect against the download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in images/deleted/.

CVSS Scores

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