GHSA-WRHX-3PXR-6VGG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:49 – Updated: 2024-05-15 22:44
VLAI
Summary
Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability
Details

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.

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "mediawiki/core"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.27.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.27.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "mediawiki/core"
      },
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              "fixed": "1.30.2"
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            {
              "introduced": "1.32.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.32.2"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-12468"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-05-15T22:44:04Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-07-10T15:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-wrhx-3pxr-6vgg",
  "modified": "2024-05-15T22:44:04Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:49:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12468"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12468.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability"
}


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