CVE-2019-18987
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CVE-2019-18987 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension through 1.34 for MediaWiki. Once a specific abuse filter has (accidentally or otherwise) been made public, its previous versions can be exposed, thus potentially disclosing private or sensitive information within the filter's definition.. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension through 1.34 for MediaWiki. Once a specific abuse filter has (accidentally or otherwise) been made public, its previous versions can be exposed, thus potentially disclosing private or sensitive information within the filter's definition.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Abusefilter | <= 1.34 |
References
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ic12790bd33982473f77551bde9599ed083a3e1f1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T237887Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AbuseFilterProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ic12790bd33982473f77551bde9599ed083a3e1f1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T237887Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AbuseFilterProduct, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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