Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/60011?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/60011?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-fax7-reqw-y3d2",
    "summary": "Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MediaWiki, the worst of\n    which leading to remote execution of arbitrary code.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2012-1579"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/930620?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@0?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@0%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/930615?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.35.13-1%2Bdeb11u2?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-7831-8u7z-6fep"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-cbtm-g4t5-u3am"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5vz-puw9-t7er"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kw32-af5a-hqg8"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-wktm-ya6k-v7dv"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-x8t7-agtn-zudu"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-zmax-894d-5kfd"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.35.13-1%252Bdeb11u2%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/930613?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.39.17-1~deb12u1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-7831-8u7z-6fep"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-cbtm-g4t5-u3am"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5vz-puw9-t7er"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kw32-af5a-hqg8"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-wktm-ya6k-v7dv"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-x8t7-agtn-zudu"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-zmax-894d-5kfd"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.39.17-1~deb12u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/930618?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.43.6%2Bdfsg-1~deb13u1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-buwp-69zb-93hs"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-cbtm-g4t5-u3am"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5vz-puw9-t7er"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kw32-af5a-hqg8"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-q7k6-59z5-d7a7"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-wktm-ya6k-v7dv"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-x8t7-agtn-zudu"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-xdct-ca96-3uat"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-zmax-894d-5kfd"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.43.6%252Bdfsg-1~deb13u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/930616?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.43.6%2Bdfsg-2?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.43.6%252Bdfsg-2%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/930617?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.43.8%2Bdfsg-1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kw32-af5a-hqg8"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.43.8%252Bdfsg-1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1059637?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.43.8%2Bdfsg-2?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki@1:1.43.8%252Bdfsg-2%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/84738?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:ebuild/www-apps/mediawiki@1.18.2",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/www-apps/mediawiki@1.18.2"
        }
    ],
    "affected_packages": [],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1579",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68933",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-07T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68755",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68773",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68794",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68771",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68823",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68842",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68865",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.6885",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68821",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68862",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68872",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68898",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.68904",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.6891",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00578",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.6889",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-05T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1579"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34907",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34907"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48504",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48504"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1579",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2012-1579",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "5.0",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv2",
                    "scoring_elements": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1579"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-09",
            "reference_id": "GLSA-201206-09",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-09"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 200,
            "name": "Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor",
            "description": "The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "5.0 - 5.0",
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-fax7-reqw-y3d2"
}