🛡️ CVE-2020-15005 — mediawiki
Description
img_auth.php may leak private extension images into the public cache
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.
Affected software
CVE-2020-15005 is recorded against 2 packages.
- mediawiki
- mediawiki/core (from 1.34.0 up to 1.34.2)
Timeline and source
Published on 6 March 2024 and last revised on 3 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
gerrit.wikimedia.org (Web)
gerrit.wikimedia.org (Web)
gerrit.wikimedia.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.wikimedia.org (Web)
phabricator.wikimedia.org (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki/core | 1.34.0 | 1.34.2 |
References
Similar Threats
- Critical CVE-2020-10534
- High CVE-2020-25869
- Medium CVE-2020-26120
- Medium CVE-2020-27621
- Medium CVE-2020-27957
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