MediaWiki up to 1.31.0/1.30.0/1.29.2/1.27.4 Special:Redirect/logid log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.31.0/1.30.0/1.29.2/1.27.4. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file Special:Redirect/logid. This manipulation causes log file. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0504. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.31.0/1.30.0/1.29.2/1.27.4 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file Special:Redirect/logid. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains an information disclosure flaw in the Special:Redirect/logid

The bug was discovered 09/20/2018. The weakness was shared 10/04/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0504 since 11/26/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117652 (FreeBSD : mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (be1aada2-be6c-11e8-8fc6-000c29434208)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277559 (Fedora Security Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2018-edf90410ea)).

Upgrading to version 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 or 1.27.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (117652). The entries VDB-124788, VDB-124790 and VDB-124795 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 117652
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (be1aada2-be6c-11e8-8fc6-000c29434208)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.31.1/1.30.1/1.29.3/1.27.5

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11/26/2017 🔍
09/20/2018 +297 days 🔍
09/22/2018 +2 days 🔍
09/24/2018 +2 days 🔍
10/04/2018 +9 days 🔍
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10/05/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2023 +1690 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: RHSA-2019:3238
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0504 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0504
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124789

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SecurityTracker: 1041695

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2018 07:06
Updated: 05/22/2023 09:24
Changes: 10/05/2018 07:06 (73), 03/29/2020 17:00 (2), 05/22/2023 09:24 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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