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TI-2012-03723 Aliases CVE-2012-4380GHSA-4fr9-73w7-j6w3

MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to bypass…

Priority LOW 37CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to bypass GlobalBlocking extension IP address blocking and create an account via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02313 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.18.4Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19.0Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19.1Vulnerablemediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.18.4 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4380
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fr9-73w7-j6w3

References

Patch 3

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-18933 An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-13576 An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.10, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.6… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03312 Stored XSS leads to privilege escalation in MediaWiki v1.40.0 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2026-42109 Cross-site request forgery in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - RedirectManager Extension CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2024-22822 An issue was discovered in includes/CommentFormatter/CommentParser.php in MediaWiki… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2023-18935 An issue was discovered in the ProofreadPage (aka Proofread Page) extension for MediaWiki… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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