Information disclosure in MediaWiki - CVE-2014-1686

 

Information disclosure in MediaWiki - CVE-2014-1686

Published: April 16, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37189
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1686
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

MediaWiki 1.18.0 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via vectors related to thumbnail creation.


Affected software

MediaWiki

How to mitigate CVE-2014-1686

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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