CVE-2020-25813 MediaWiki Special:UserRights exposes the existence of hidden users
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.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
mediawiki/core Packagist | From 1.31.0 | 1.31.9 |
mediawiki/core Packagist | From 1.31.0 | 1.31.9 |
mediawiki/core Packagist | From 1.32.0 | 1.34.3 |
mediawiki/core Packagist | From 1.32.0 | 1.34.3 |
mediawiki Bitnami | All versions | 1.31.10, 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.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as BIT-mediawiki-2020-25813, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25813, GHSA-c4rj-wrmq-52rj, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25813.