Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting mediawiki package, versions <1:1.31.2-1
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- published15 Oct 2024
- disclosed10 Jul 2019
Introduced: 10 Jul 2019
CVE-2019-12468 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:24.10 mediawiki to version 1:1.31.2-1 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.10 relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-12468
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12468
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279