In MediaWiki before 1.31.8, 1.32.x and 1.33.x before 1.33.4, and 1.34.x before 1.34.2, private wikis behind a caching server using the img_auth.php image authorization security feature may have had their files cached publicly, so any unauthorized user could view them. This occurs because Cache-Control and Vary headers were mishandled.
CVE-2020-15005
This low-severity CVE scores 3.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.3%, top 33% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 3.1
- EG Score
- 3.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 19(Track)EG Risk 19/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity31% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 69%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 24, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttps://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_31/RELEASE-NOTES-1.31
- cve@mitrehttps://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_33/RELEASE-NOTES-1.33
- cve@mitrehttps://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_34/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00034.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEZIMLJMJS72SJXPYL736XMUAVCRQD2H/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2020-June/093535.html
- cve@mitrehttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248947
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4767
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_31/RELEASE-NOTES-1.31
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_33/RELEASE-NOTES-1.33
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/core/+/REL1_34/RELEASE-NOTES-1.34
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00034.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEZIMLJMJS72SJXPYL736XMUAVCRQD2H/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2020-June/093535.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248947
Affected Packages
(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | 1:1.31.2-1 ... 1:1.31.8-1 (11 versions) | 1:1.31.10-1~deb10u1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | 1:1.31.8-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | 1:1.31.8-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | 1:1.31.8-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | 1:1.31.8-1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | 1:1.27.3-1 ... 1:1.27.7-1~deb9u6 (14 versions) | 1:1.27.7-1~deb9u7 | — |
Packagist(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki/core | 1.34.0, 1.34.1 | 1.34.2 | — |
Data Freshness Timeline
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