GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-MHFV-9H99-JWG7Mediawiki Improper Privilege Management
4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
4.3 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
6.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.1%
Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where contrary to the documentation, $wgRateLimits entry for ‘user’ overrides that for ‘newbie’.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki/core | lt | 1.31.1 | |
| mediawiki/core | lt | 1.30.1 | |
| mediawiki/core | lt | 1.29.3 | |
| mediawiki/core | lt | 1.27.5 |
References
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhfv-9h99-jwg7
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-0503.yaml
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0503
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301
Related
4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
4.3 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
6.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.1%