CVE-2019-12468
Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 10, 2019, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-12468.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-306 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/ No Types Assigned https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html No Types Assigned https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.27.0 up to (including) 1.32.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-12468 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-12468
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.93 }} 0.37%
score
0.83076
percentile