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CVE-2017-8810

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CVE-2017-8810

Published: Nov 15, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2

affected
MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2

References

1039812
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
DSA-4036
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN

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