CVE-2012-4380

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Published Oct 19, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4323	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.313% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853440
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41824

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawiki

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 19, 2017, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved: Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 19, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

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