CVE-2017-0361
api.log contains passwords in plaintext
N/A
Published: April 13, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxMediaWiki
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains an information disclosure flaw, where the api.log might contain passwords in plaintext.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%1.23.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.23.161.27.0 ≤ v < 1.27.21.28.0 ≤ v < 1.28.1
Affected range stops below 1.27.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.28.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T125177x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0361Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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