CVE-2020-25813 MediaWiki Special:UserRights exposes the existence of hidden users

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

MediaWiki exposes the existence of hidden users via Special:UserRights, allowing attackers to identify concealed accounts.

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

What is CVE-2020-25813?

CVE-2020-25813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 27 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In MediaWiki before 1.31.10 and 1.32.x through 1.34.x before 1.34.4, Special:UserRights exposes the existence of hidden users.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25813?

5 open source packages ship an affected version, including mediawiki/core and mediawiki. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
mediawiki/core PackagistFrom 1.31.01.31.9
mediawiki/core PackagistFrom 1.31.01.31.9
mediawiki/core PackagistFrom 1.32.01.34.3
mediawiki/core PackagistFrom 1.32.01.34.3
mediawiki BitnamiAll versions1.31.10, 1.34.4

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25813?

Upgrade mediawiki/core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.31.9 or 1.34.3.

Is CVE-2020-25813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-mediawiki-2020-25813, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25813, GHSA-c4rj-wrmq-52rj, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25813.

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