CVE-2019-12467

Description

MediaWiki through 1.32.1 has Incorrect Access Control (issue 1 of 3). A spammer can use Special:ChangeEmail to send out spam with no rate limiting or ability to block them. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.

5.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.30%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html	third party advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209794	third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12467?: CVE-2019-12467 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12467?: To fix CVE-2019-12467, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12467 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12467 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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