CVE-2017-8810
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.29.2-1 | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:1.27.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:1.27.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:1.27.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:1.27.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:1.27.4-1 |
References
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.