CVE-2012-4381

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Publication date:
08/02/2020
Last modified:
21/11/2024

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.18.5 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.19.0 (including) 1.19.2 (excluding)