CVE-2017-0371 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can discover visitor IP addresses via CSS injection in MediaWiki, exposing user privacy.

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

What is CVE-2017-0371?

CVE-2017-0371 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 18 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MediaWiki before 1.23.16, 1.24.x through 1.27.x before 1.27.2, and 1.28.x before 1.28.1 allows remote attackers to discover the IP addresses of Wiki visitors via a style="background-image: attr(title url);" attack within a DIV element that has an attacker-controlled URL in the title attribute.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0371?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0371?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-0371 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mediawiki Mediawiki vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0371, GHSA-3hc7-mwwv-ff3c.

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