# CVE-2017-0367: Having LocalisationCache directory default to system tmp directory is insecure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-13 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- mediawiki: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mediawiki, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161453
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0367

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