CVE-2008-5687

Description

MediaWiki 1.11, and other versions before 1.13.3, does not properly protect against the download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in images/deleted/.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html vendor advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47678 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33349 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5687?
CVE-2008-5687 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5687?
To fix CVE-2008-5687, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5687 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5687 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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