gsd-2020-35480
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.1. Missing users (accounts that don't exist) and hidden users (accounts that have been explicitly hidden due to being abusive, or similar) that the viewer cannot see are handled differently, exposing sensitive information about the hidden status to unprivileged viewers. This exists on various code paths.
Aliases
Aliases



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    "alias": "CVE-2020-35480",
    "description": "An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.1. Missing users (accounts that don\u0027t exist) and hidden users (accounts that have been explicitly hidden due to being abusive, or similar) that the viewer cannot see are handled differently, exposing sensitive information about the hidden status to unprivileged viewers. This exists on various code paths.",
    "id": "GSD-2020-35480",
    "references": [
      "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4816",
      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2020-35480.html",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-35480"
    ]
  },
  "gsd": {
    "metadata": {
      "exploitCode": "unknown",
      "remediation": "unknown",
      "reportConfidence": "confirmed",
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    },
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      "id": "GSD-2020-35480",
      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:22:00.669502Z",
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            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          },
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          "impactScore": 2.9,
          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2022-04-08T14:21Z",
      "publishedDate": "2020-12-18T08:15Z"
    }
  }
}


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