CVE-2012-4381 (GCVE-0-2012-4381)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-08 17:50 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
VLAI?
Summary
MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Password
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a MediaWiki Affected: before 1.18.5
Affected: 1.19.x before 1.19.2
Date Public ?
2012-08-31 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T20:35:09.098Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "MediaWiki",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "before 1.18.5"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.19.x before 1.19.2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2012-08-31T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "Password",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2020-02-08T17:50:40.000Z",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2012-4381",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "MediaWiki",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "before 1.18.5"
                          },
                          {
                            "version_value": "1.19.x before 1.19.2"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "Password"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2012-4381",
    "datePublished": "2020-02-08T17:50:40.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T20:35:09.098Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2012-4381",
      "date": "2026-05-22",
      "epss": "0.03103",
      "percentile": "0.86973"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2012-4381\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"published\":\"2020-02-08T18:15:11.243\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T01:42:46.310\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"MediaWiki versiones anteriores a 1.18.5 y versiones 1.19.x anteriores a 1.19.2, guardan las contrase\u00f1as en la base de datos local, (1) lo que podr\u00eda facilitar a atacantes dependiendo del contexto obtener contrase\u00f1as de texto sin cifrar por medio de un ataque de fuerza bruta o, (2) cuando un plugin de autenticaci\u00f3n devuelve un falso en la funci\u00f3n strict, podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes remotos utilizar contrase\u00f1as antiguas para cuentas no existentes en un sistema de autenticaci\u00f3n externo por medio de vectores no especificados.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":8.1,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.2,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C\",\"baseScore\":9.3,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":10.0,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-798\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"1.18.5\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"84B14B98-4263-457B-B6AF-3F766621A803\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"1.19.0\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"1.19.2\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"94005844-01F9-4B1B-9306-463C0C602067\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Issue Tracking\",\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Issue Tracking\",\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.