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CVE-2020-15005 — core

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CVE-2020-15005 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.1) vulnerability in mediawiki/core. A fix is available for mediawiki/core — see the affected versions and patch details below.

img_auth.php may leak private extension images into the public cache

Also known asBIT-mediawiki-2020-15005GHSA-xpv7-93cm-4mxv
Published
Updated
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs71th percentile — riskier than 71% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.24%0.76%1.28%1.80%0.7%1.3%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

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Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected
🐘mediawiki/core🐘mediawiki/core🐘mediawiki/core

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Description

In MediaWiki before 1.31.8, 1.32.x and 1.33.x before 1.33.4, and 1.34.x before 1.34.2, private wikis behind a caching server using the img_auth.php image authorization security feature may have had their files cached publicly, so any unauthorized user could view them. This occurs because Cache-Control and Vary headers were mishandled.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistmediawiki/coreall versions1.31.8composer require mediawiki/core:^1.31.8
🐘Packagistmediawiki/core≥ 1.32.0&&< 1.33.41.33.4composer require mediawiki/core:^1.33.4
🐘Packagistmediawiki/core≥ 1.34.0&&< 1.34.21.34.2composer require mediawiki/core:^1.34.2

Affected Products

3 products · 6 configurations
OS
debian linuxdebian
2 versions
9.010.0
OS
fedorafedoraproject
1 version
32
Application
mediawikimediawiki
≥ 1.34 && < 1.34.2
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mediawiki/core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update mediawiki/core to 1.31.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-15005 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

In MediaWiki before 1.31.8, 1.32.x and 1.33.x before 1.33.4, and 1.34.x before 1.34.2, private wikis behind a caching server using the img_auth.php image authorization security feature may have had their files cached publicly, so any unauthorized user could view them. This occurs because Cache-Control and Vary headers were mishandled.
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CVE-2020-15005: core — Fixed in 1.31.8