CVE-2020-12051 | BDVDB-2026-134841 Detail

Description#

The CentralAuth extension through REL1_34 for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive hidden account information via an api.php?action=query&meta=globaluserinfo&guiuser= request. In other words, the information can be retrieved via the action API even though access would be denied when simply visiting wiki/Special:CentralAuth in a web browser.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T250594
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/I3c80641dc1202df7428714f0ca44717a51ff6021

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12020-04-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.