CVE-2019-12468: 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…

PriorityP356critical9.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

3.43%

87.6th percentile

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

11 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	mediawiki	< mediawiki 1:1.31.2-1 (bookworm)	mediawiki 1:1.31.2-1 (bookworm)
mediawiki	core	>= 1.27.0 < 1.27.6	1.27.6
mediawiki	core	>= 1.30.0 < 1.30.2	1.30.2
mediawiki	core	>= 1.31.0 < 1.31.2	1.31.2
mediawiki	core	>= 1.32.0 < 1.32.2	1.32.2
mediawiki	mediawiki	>= 0 < 1:1.31.2-1	1:1.31.2-1
mediawiki	mediawiki	>= 0 < 1:1.31.2-1	1:1.31.2-1
mediawiki	mediawiki	>= 0 < 1:1.31.2-1	1:1.31.2-1
mediawiki	mediawiki	>= 0 < 1:1.31.2-1	1:1.31.2-1
mediawiki	mediawiki	1.27.0 – 1.32.1	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL

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