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CVE-2008-5687

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/.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
19 Dec 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 80% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-264
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki
  • Version 1.13.2
  • Version 1.13.1
  • Version 1.13.0
  • Version 1.13.0-rc2
All 14 release lines
  • Version 1.11-rc1
  • Version 1.11
  • Version 1.11.1
  • Version 1.11.2
  • Version 1.12.0-rc1
  • Version 1.12.0
  • Version 1.12.1
  • Version 1.12.2
  • Version 1.12.3
  • Version 1.13.0-rc1
  • Version 1.13.0-rc2
  • Version 1.13.0
  • Version 1.13.1
  • Version 1.13.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5687
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5687