CVE-2019-12468 json
Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability
published 2019-07-10 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-wrhx-3pxr-6vgg , EUVD-2022-5631
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- packagist mediawiki/core 1.27.6, 1.30.2, 1.31.2, 1.32.2
- mediawiki Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.31.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12468
Exploit prediction
3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | mediawiki/core | >=1.27.0, <1.27.6 >=1.30.0, <1.30.2 >=1.31.0, <1.31.2 >=1.32.0, <1.32.2 |
1.27.6 1.30.2 1.31.2 1.32.2 |
Classification
References
-
phabricator.wikimedia.org
/T197279
web, patch, third-party-advisory
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lists.wikimedia.org
/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2019/dsa-4460
vendor-advisory, web, third-party-advisory
-
lists.wikimedia.org
/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/
third-party-advisory
-
seclists.org
/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12468
advisory
-
github.com
/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12468.yaml
web
-
github.com
/wikimedia/mediawiki
package
-
lists.wikimedia.org
/pipermail/mediawiki-announce
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-12468
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wrhx-3pxr-6vgg
- NVD CVE-2019-12468
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