Information Exposure Affecting mediawiki package, versions <1:1.19.2-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published19 Oct 2017
- disclosed19 Oct 2017
Introduced: 19 Oct 2017
CVE-2012-4382 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 mediawiki to version 1:1.19.2-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mediawiki package and not the mediawiki package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 does not properly protect user block metadata, which allows remote administrators to read a user block reason via a reblock attempt.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4382
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41823
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6