| Name | CVE-2017-8810 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-4036-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki (PTS) | stretch (security) | 1:1.27.7-1+deb9u11 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1:1.27.7-1+deb9u13 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1:1.31.16-1+deb10u8 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:1.35.13-1+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 1:1.35.13-1+deb11u3 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 1:1.39.10-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:1.39.10-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| mediawiki | source | stretch | 1:1.27.4-1~deb9u1 | DSA-4036-1 | ||
| mediawiki | source | (unstable) | 1:1.27.4-1 |
[wheezy] - mediawiki <end-of-life> (Not supported in wheezy LTS)
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T134100