Vulnerability identifier: #VU31009
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
Web applications /
CMS
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.23.0 through 1.32.1 has an information leak. Privileged API responses that include whether a recent change has been patrolled may be cached publicly. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
MediaWiki: 1.32.0 - 1.32.1
External links
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
http://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T212118
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.