CVE-2018-0503
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Mediawiki Improper Privilege Management
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 1.31.1-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:1.31.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:1.31.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:1.31.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:1.31.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:1.31.1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >=1.27.0,<1.27.5 | 1.27.5 |
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >=1.29.0,<1.29.3 | 1.29.3 |
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >=1.30.0,<1.30.1 | 1.30.1 |
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >=1.31.0,<1.31.1 | 1.31.1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201809-5
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-0503
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-0503.yaml
- https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.