CVE-2020-35480

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.1. Missing users (accounts that don't exist) and hidden users (accounts that have been explicitly hidden due to being abusive, or similar) that the viewer cannot see are handled differently, exposing sensitive information about the hidden status to unprivileged viewers. This exists on various code paths.

CVSS v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2020-December/000268.html	Mailing List Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120883	Permissions Required
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4816	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00034.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/STT5Z4A3BCXVH3WIPICWU2FP4IPIMUPC/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2020-12-18 08:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 11:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-35480

Mitre link : CVE-2020-35480

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

mediawiki

mediawiki

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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