Bug 1569791 (CVE-2017-0367)

Summary: CVE-2017-0367 mediawiki: unsafe use of temporary directory
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Laura Pardo <lpardo>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: ahardin, axel.thimm, bleanhar, ccoleman, dedgar, extras-orphan, gwync, jgoulding, jokerman, mchappel, mike, puiterwijk
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: mediawiki 1.28.1, mediawiki 1.27.2 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On: 1570112    
Bug Blocks: 1569781    

Description Laura Pardo 2018-04-20 01:05:32 UTC 
A flaw was found in Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2. Affected versions contains an unsafe use of temporary directory, where having LocalisationCache directory default to system tmp directory is insecure.


References:
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161453
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html