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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
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) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106
- 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=853442
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106
- 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=853442
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184



