CVE-2018-13258 : Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1 misses .htaccess files in the provided tarball used

Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1 misses .htaccess files in the provided tarball used to protect some directories that shouldn't be web accessible.

Published 2018-10-04 20:29:01

Updated 2018-11-23 18:24:07

Source Debian GNU/Linux

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2018-13258

Mediawiki » Mediawiki
Versions from including (>=) 1.31.0 and up to, including, (<=) 1.31.1
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.25%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 46 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
5.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	3.9	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html

[Wikitech-l] Security release: 1.27.5 / 1.29.3 / 1.30.1 / 1.31.1
Patch;Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695

MediaWiki Multiple Flaws Let Remote Authenticated Users Bypass Security Restrictions and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199029

⚓ T199029 1.31.0 tarball is missing .htaccess files (CVE-2018-13258)
Patch;Third Party Advisory

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