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CVE-2019-12468
Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability
Impact
An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.27.0 through 1.32.1. Directly POSTing to Special:ChangeEmail would allow for bypassing re-authentication, allowing for potential account takeover.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | mediawiki/core | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.6 | 1.27.6 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | from 1.27.0 through 1.32.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wrhx-3pxr-6vgg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12468
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12468.yaml
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce