CVE-2019-12468: Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability

CVE-2019-12468 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-24

Wikimedia MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability

Technologies: mediawiki/core (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-12468 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-12468 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2019-12468?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 24 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
mediawiki/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.27.0,fixed=1.27.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-12468?
Yes. mediawiki/core (Packagist): upgrade to 1.27.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-12468?
Check whether you run mediawiki/core (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • mediawiki/core (Packagist): upgrade to 1.27.6 or later
    composer require mediawiki/core:^1.27.6

Affected products

  • mediawiki/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.27.0,fixed=1.27.6

Identifiers

  • CVE-2019-12468
  • GHSA-wrhx-3pxr-6vgg

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