CVE-2019-18611
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CVE-2019-18611 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension through 1.34 for MediaWiki. Certain sensitive information within oversighted edit summaries made available via the MediaWiki API was potentially visible to users with various levels of access to this extension. EPSS estimates a 0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension through 1.34 for MediaWiki. Certain sensitive information within oversighted edit summaries made available via the MediaWiki API was potentially visible to users with various levels of access to this extension. Said users should not have been able to view these oversighted edit summaries via the MediaWiki API.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Checkuser | <= 1.34 |
References
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ie0aa0df2b3f03d8b910733f1b5e600a0dc978765Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T234862Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ie0aa0df2b3f03d8b910733f1b5e600a0dc978765Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T234862Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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