CVE-2017-8810 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.27.4, 1.28.3, and 1.29.2, specifically impacting private wiki configurations. This flaw allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames through differing error messages during failed login attempts, facilitating brute-force attacks. The vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.27.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.28.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.28.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.28.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.29.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.