Vulnerability identifier: #VU31321
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
Web applications /
CMS
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 has a flaw where Special:UserLogin?returnto=interwiki:foo will redirect to external sites.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
MediaWiki: 1.28.0
External links
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html
http://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109140
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0363
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.