# CVE-2004-2187: Other in n/a

> An unknown vulnerability in MediaWiki's ImagePage component related to filename validation allows for unspecified attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2187, GHSA-3jh9-f674-f46f

## What is CVE-2004-2187?

CVE-2004-2187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 10 Jul 2005. It can be exploited over the network.

### Official description

Unknown vulnerability in ImagePage for MediaWiki 1.3.5, related to "filename validation," has unknown impact and attack vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2187?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mediawiki Mediawiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-2187?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-2187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-29906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29906/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28205/): Business logic in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28206/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2187 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-2187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 10 Jul 2005. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mediawiki Mediawiki. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2187/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2187/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2187
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2187
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2187

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2187/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.