CVE-2019-12468

Description

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.42%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/ third party advisory
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://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279 third party advisory patch
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12468?
CVE-2019-12468 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12468?
To fix CVE-2019-12468, 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-2019-12468 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12468 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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