Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU31327

Incorrect default permissions in MediaWiki - CVE-2017-0369

Published: April 13, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU31327

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0369

CWE-ID: CWE-276

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 user to manipulate data.

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

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