GHSA-wrhx-3pxr-6vgg
Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.6 | 1.27.6 |
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.2 | 1.30.2 |
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >= 1.31.0, < 1.31.2 | 1.31.2 |
| Packagist | mediawiki/core | >= 1.32.0, < 1.32.2 | 1.32.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12468
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12468.yaml
- https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460