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CVE-2018-13258: Mediawiki tarball is missing .htaccess files

May 14, 2022 (updated May 15, 2024)

Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1 misses .htaccess files in the provided tarball used to protect some directories that shouldn’t be web accessible.

References

  • github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-13258.yaml
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2c28-7gwv-cpgf
  • github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
  • lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13258
  • phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199029

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.31.0 before 1.31.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.31.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.31.1 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Source file

packagist/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-13258.yml

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