CVE-2017-8810
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.96%Published: 11/15/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/mediawikifrom 0, < 1:1.27.4-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |