CVE-2017-0369

Sysops can undelete pages, although the page is protected against it

6.5 MediumFix available

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.17%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

Record: CVE-2017-0369
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Sysops can undelete pages, although the page is protected against it

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

Record: CVE-2017-0369
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0723 No score

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

Record: EUVD-2017-0723
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4c75-wgq4-xcm6 6.5

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages,...

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

Record: GHSA-4c75-wgq4-xcm6
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

Record: CVE-2017-0369
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-0369 6.5

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0369
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-0369 6.5

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw, allowing a sysops to undelete pages, although the page is protected against it.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0369
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0110 No score

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerability

API parameters may now be marked as "sensitive" to keep their values out of the logs (CVE-2017-0361).

"Mark all pages visited" on the watchlist now requires a CSRF token (CVE-2017-0362).

Special:UserLogin and Special:Search allow redirect to interwiki links (CVE-2017-0363, CVE-2017-0364).

XSS in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() when $wgAdvancedSearchHighlighting is true (CVE-2017-0365).

SVG filter evasion using default attribute values in DTD declaration (CVE-2017-0366).

Escape content model/format url parameter in message (CVE-2017-0368).

Sysops can undelete pages, although the page is protected against it (CVE-2017-0369).

Spam blacklist ineffective on encoded URLs inside file inclusion syntax's link parameter (CVE-2017-0370).

Record: MGASA-2017-0110
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Debian:12	before 1:1.27.2-1	1:1.27.2-1
`mediawiki` Debian:13	before 1:1.27.2-1	1:1.27.2-1
`mediawiki` Debian:14	before 1:1.27.2-1	1:1.27.2-1
`mediawiki` Mageia:5	before 1.23.16-1.mga5	1.23.16-1.mga5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-0369 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Mediawiki, published April 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.27.2-1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

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