CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
88.1%
includes/User.php in MediaWiki before 1.16.5, when wgBlockDisablesLogin is
enabled, does not clear certain cached data after verification of an auth
token fails, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by
creating crafted wikiUserID and wikiUserName cookies, or by leveraging an
unattended workstation.