CVE-2012-4380 - Improper Access Control

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to bypass GlobalBlocking extension IP address blocking and create an account via unspecified vectors.

MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to bypass GlobalBlocking extension IP address blocking and create an account via unspecified vectors.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

First reported 7 years ago

2017-10-19 21:29:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-10-31 22:08:00

Affected Software

Mediawiki

MediaWiki 1.19.0

1.19.0

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.19.1

1.19.1

References

[oss-security] 20120831 Re: CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

[oss-security] 20120831 CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853440

Issue Tracking

[MediaWiki-announce] 20120831 MediaWiki security release: 1.19.2 and 1.18.5

Patch, Vendor Advisory

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41824

Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

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