Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5687
CVE-2008-5687
Description
MediaWiki 1.11, and other versions before 1.13.3, does not properly protect against the download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in images/deleted/.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.13.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- secunia.com/advisories/33349nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47678nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.htmlnvd
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