Unscored severity · published Nov 9, 2015
CVE-2015-8005
MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 uses the thumbnail ImageMagick command line argument, which allows remote attackers to obtain the…
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CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 uses the thumbnail ImageMagick command line argument, which allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path by reading the metadata of a PNG thumbnail file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Mediawiki · Mediawiki
through 1.23.10; 1.24.0; 1.24.1; 1.24.2; 1.24.3; 1.25.0; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8005
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8005
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028
Patch
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.html
Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T108616
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