High severity · published Apr 13, 2018
CVE-2017-0367
Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 contains an unsafe use of temporary directory, where having LocalisationCache directory default to system tmp directory is insecure
8.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 contains an unsafe use of temporary directory, where having LocalisationCache directory default to system tmp directory is insecure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
ME
Mediawiki · Mediawiki
1.27.0 before 1.27.2; 1.28.0 before 1.28.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0367
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0367
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html
Issue Tracking
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161453
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0367
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