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CVE-2020-15005

In MediaWiki before 1.31.8, 1.32.x and 1.33.x before 1.33.4, and 1.34.x before 1.34.2, private wikis behind a caching server using the img_auth.php image authorization security feature may have had...

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 70th percentile. Fixed in 1.31.8.

CVSS 3.13.1LowEPSS percentile70th1.3% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix1.31.8Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub, BDU

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  • Packagist mediawiki/coreAffected: < 1.31.8Upgrade to: 1.31.8Stated by: GitHub advisory
  • MediawikiAffected: < 1.31.8Upgrade to: 1.31.8Stated by: NVD
  • Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/LinuxAffected: 9Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Fedora Project FedoraAffected: 32Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения MediaWikiAffected: до 1.31.8Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

img_auth.php may leak private extension images into the public cache

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS70th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 70th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 2192 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Scored 3.1 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

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