CVE-2017-8810
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.96%
Description
MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2, when a private wiki is configured, provides different error messages for failed login attempts depending on whether the username exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate account names and conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests.
How to fix CVE-2017-8810
To remediate CVE-2017-8810, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:1.27.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-8810 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:1.27.4-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |