CVE-2012-4381 | BDVDB-2026-130441 Detail
MediaWiki
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#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.