SB2020062509 - Information disclosure in MediaWiki
Published: June 25, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020062509
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15005)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to private wikis behind a caching server using the img_auth.php image authorization security feature may have had their files cached publicly. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_31/RELEASE-NOTES-1.31
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_33/RELEASE-NOTES-1.33
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_34/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248947