Overview
- Description
- MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors.
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.1
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.2
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9.3
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-798
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "84B14B98-4263-457B-B6AF-3F766621A803",
"versionEndExcluding": "1.18.5"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "94005844-01F9-4B1B-9306-463C0C602067",
"versionEndExcluding": "1.19.2",
"versionStartIncluding": "1.19.0"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]