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CVE-2017-8810
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-15T08:29:00.673 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:27:00.163

Summary

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.

Affected products

mediawiki — mediawiki

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References

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