MediaWiki up to 1.23.15/1.27.1/1.28.0 Spam Blacklist input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.15/1.27.1/1.28.0. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Spam Blacklist. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-0370. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.15/1.27.1/1.28.0 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Spam Blacklist. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw were Spam blacklist is ineffective on encoded URLs inside file inclusion syntax's link parameter.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2018. The weakness was presented 04/13/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-0370 since 11/29/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99408 (Fedora 25 : mediawiki (2017-3fb95ed01f)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11791 (Mediawiki Multiple Vulnerabilities (MediaWiki Security Release: 1.28.1/1.27.2/1.23.16)).

Upgrading to version 1.23.16, 1.27.2 or 1.28.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (99408). See VDB-116154, VDB-116155, VDB-116156 and VDB-116157 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 99408
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : mediawiki (2017-3fb95ed01f)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mediawiki FEDORA-2017-3fb95ed01f
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.23.16/1.27.2/1.28.1

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11/29/2016 🔍
04/15/2017 +137 days 🔍
04/17/2017 +2 days 🔍
04/06/2018 +354 days 🔍
04/13/2018 +6 days 🔍
04/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/16/2018 +3 days 🔍
02/27/2023 +1778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-3fb95ed01f
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0370 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0370
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116163
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2018 09:25
Updated: 02/27/2023 16:30
Changes: 04/16/2018 09:25 (74), 01/24/2020 20:59 (1), 02/27/2023 16:30 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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