UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12468

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12468
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12468.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12468
Upstream
Published
2019-07-10T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:26Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mediawiki

Package

Name
mediawiki
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mediawiki@1:1.27.4-3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.27.3-1
1:1.27.4-1
1:1.27.4-2
1:1.27.4-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.4-3",
            "binary_name": "mediawiki"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.4-3",
            "binary_name": "mediawiki-classes"
        }
    ]
}