Description
MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 does not allow extensions to prevent password changes without using both Special:PasswordReset and Special:ChangePassword, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of an extension that only implements one of these blocks.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105784.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105825.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106293.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-April/000129.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55433
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46590Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105784.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105825.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106293.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-April/000129.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55433
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46590Issue Tracking, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 18, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified