CVE-2017-0367
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.80% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-668
- Affected
- mediawiki/mediawiki · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161453Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0367Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161453Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0367Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.