MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 does not allow extensions to prevent password changes without using both Special:PasswordReset and Special:ChangePassword, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of an extension that only implements one of these blocks
Published Nov 15, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.51%
Description
MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 does not allow extensions to prevent password changes without using both Special:PasswordReset and Special:ChangePassword, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of an extension that only implements one of these blocks.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.19.5
- 1.1.0
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.10.3
- 1.10.4
- 1.11
- 1.11.0
- 1.11.0
- 1.11.1
- 1.11.2
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.12.4
- 1.13.0
- 1.13.0
- 1.13.0
- 1.13.1
- 1.13.2
- 1.13.3
- 1.13.4
- 1.14.0
- 1.14.0
- 1.14.1
- 1.15.0
- 1.15.0
- 1.15.1
- 1.15.2
- 1.15.3
- 1.15.4
- 1.15.5
- 1.16.0
- 1.16.0
- 1.16.0
- 1.16.0
- 1.16.1
- 1.16.2
- 1.17
- 1.17
- 1.17.0
- 1.17.0
- 1.17.1
- 1.17.2
- 1.17.3
- 1.17.4
- 1.18
- 1.18
- 1.18.0
- 1.18.0
- 1.18.1
- 1.18.2
- 1.18.3
- 1.19
- 1.19
- 1.19
- 1.19.0
- 1.19.1
- 1.19.2
- 1.19.3
- 1.19.4
- 1.20.1
- 1.20.2
- 1.20.3
- 1.20.4
Configuration 2
- 17
- 18
- 19
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02510) | 84.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02510) | 82.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00912) | 74.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 76.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 79.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 77.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 72.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 71.88th | 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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105784.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105825.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106293.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-April/000129.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55433 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46590 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105784.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105825.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106293.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-April/000129.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55433 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46590 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch |
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