CVE-2019-16529

Description

An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension through 1.35.0 for MediaWiki. Oversighted edit summaries are still visible in CheckUser results in violation of MediaWiki's permissions model.

5.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.18%

Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T207094	permissions required
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/rECHU22ddd638ba79903361df88c755232a532cbdbfb3	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16529?: CVE-2019-16529 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16529?: To fix CVE-2019-16529, 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-2019-16529 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-16529 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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