CVE-2015-8005 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain the installation path by reading metadata from PNG thumbnail files generated by MediaWiki.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-8005?

CVE-2015-8005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 9 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 uses the thumbnail ImageMagick command line argument, which allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path by reading the metadata of a PNG thumbnail file.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8005?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8005?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-8005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mediawiki Mediawiki vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8005, GHSA-2vj4-mfcc-xffc.

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