CVE-2012-4381

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4381
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-02-08 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-02-12 18:48:00 UTC
DescriptionMediaWiki 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-798

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki All All All All
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106 MISC osvdb.org Broken Link
853442 – (CVE-2012-4381) CVE-2012-4381 mediawiki: Password saved always to the local MediaWiki database and possibility to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in the external auth system MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
⚓ T41184 Password data leakage when using external authentication MISC phabricator.wikimedia.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
#686330 - mediawiki: Multiple security issues CVE-2012-4377,CVE-2012-4378,CVE-2012-4379,CVE-2012-4380,CVE-2012-4381,CVE-2012-4382 - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki security release: 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 MISC lists.wikimedia.org Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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