CVE-2019-12468: Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability
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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.
References
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12468.yaml
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wrhx-3pxr-6vgg
- github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12468
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460
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