High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-0367

Description

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 contains an unsafe use of temporary directory, where having LocalisationCache directory default to system tmp directory is insecure.

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Affected products

MediaWiki/Mediawiki3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.27.0,<1.27.2
- (no CPE)range: <1.28.1 / 1.27.2
- (no CPE)range: n/a
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161453nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0367nvdThird Party Advisory

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