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MediaWiki: Unspecified Security Vulnerability (CVE-2019-12472)

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MediaWiki: Unspecified Security Vulnerability (CVE-2019-12472)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/10/2019
Created
10/26/2019
Added
10/23/2019
Modified
05/06/2022

Description

An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.18.0 through 1.32.1. It is possible to bypass the limits on IP range blocks ($wgBlockCIDRLimit) by using the API. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_27_6
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_30_2
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_31_2
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_32_2

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