CVE-2017-0361 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting MediaWiki versions before 1.28.1, 1.27.2, and 1.23.16, specifically impacting Debian distributions. This flaw allows for passwords to be logged in plaintext within the api.log file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring low privileges and local access for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received minimal community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.23.0, <= 1.23.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.27.0, < 1.27.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.28.0, < 1.28.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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