CVE-2019-12468 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Core

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionCWE-284 — Improper Access Control5 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 33.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
MediawikiMediawiki CoreDebian Mediawiki+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 10
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Packagistmediawiki/core1.27.0 — 1.27.6+3
▶debiandebian/mediawiki< mediawiki 1:1.31.2-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianmediawiki/mediawiki< 1:1.31.2-1+3
▶NVDmediawiki/mediawiki1.27.0 — 1.32.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0

Patches

Patch: lists.wikimedia.org ↗Patch: phabricator.wikimedia.org ↗Patch: lists.wikimedia.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability↗2022-05-24
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GHSA
Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2019-12468: An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki 1↗2019-07-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2019-12468: mediawiki - An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.27....↗2019
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CVE-2019-12468 — Mediawiki Core vulnerability | cvebase