MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors
Published Feb 8, 2020
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.06%
Description
MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product MediaWiki Defaultn/a
- Version 1.19.x before 1.19.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version before 1.18.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | MediaWiki | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.06% (0.04061) | 90.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03962) | 89.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 3.10% (0.03103) | 86.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 4.13% (0.04125) | 88.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 3.10% (0.03103) | 86.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 4.13% (0.04125) | 88.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 3.10% (0.03103) | 86.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 4.13% (0.04125) | 88.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.74% (0.02739) | 84.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.99% (0.05992) | 84.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.74% (0.02739) | 85.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 85.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 84.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 82.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
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