Improper access control in MediaWiki - CVE-2018-0504

 

Improper access control in MediaWiki - CVE-2018-0504

Published: September 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14826
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0504
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Affected software:
MediaWiki

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect validation of user privileges when log event is partially hidden. A remote authenticated attacker can access sensitive information from the log event via the 'Special:Redirect/logid' function.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-0504

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources