Riskcovery

CVE-2017-8810

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Nov 15, 2017
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Reserved
May 7, 2017

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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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2n/a
  • MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2Affected

References

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