CVE-2017-8810

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    CVE-2017-8810

    Published: 15 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2, when a private wiki is configured, provides different error messages for failed login attempts depending on whether the username exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate account names and conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests.

    References: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036, https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.28.0
    1.28.1
    1.28.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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