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CVE-2019-12467: MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability

May 24, 2022 (updated May 15, 2024)

MediaWiki through 1.32.1 has Incorrect Access Control (issue 1 of 3). A spammer can use Special:ChangeEmail to send out spam with no rate limiting or ability to block them. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.

References

  • github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12467.yaml
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-6vfg-8ppv-h5hg
  • github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
  • lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
  • phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209794
  • seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
  • www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.27.6, all versions starting from 1.30.0 before 1.30.2, all versions starting from 1.31.0 before 1.31.2, all versions starting from 1.32.0 before 1.32.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.27.6
  • 1.30.2
  • 1.31.2
  • 1.32.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.27.6, 1.30.2, 1.31.2, 1.32.2 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Source file

packagist/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12467.yml

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