VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4380
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- mediawiki/mediawiki
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853440Issue Tracking
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41824Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853440Issue Tracking
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41824Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.