MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection…
Priority LOW 30CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01564 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed mediawiki/core (Packagist): 1.31.6, 1.32.6, 1.33.2 +1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | mediawiki/core (Packagist) | 1.31.0 to before 1.31.6 | 1.31.6 | Patch available | GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 |
| — | mediawiki/core (Packagist) | 1.32.0 to before 1.32.6 | 1.32.6 | Patch available | GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 |
| — | mediawiki/core (Packagist) | 1.33.0 to before 1.33.2 | 1.33.2 | Patch available | GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 |
| — | mediawiki/core (Packagist) | 1.33.99 to before 1.34.0 | 1.34.0 | Patch available | GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- mediawiki/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.31.0 to before 1.31.6 Fixed in 1.31.6 Patch available GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648
- mediawiki/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.32.0 to before 1.32.6 Fixed in 1.32.6 Patch available GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648
- mediawiki/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.33.0 to before 1.33.2 Fixed in 1.33.2 Patch available GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648
- mediawiki/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.33.99 to before 1.34.0 Fixed in 1.34.0 Patch available GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 mediawiki/core (Packagist) Fixed in 1.31.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 mediawiki/core (Packagist) Fixed in 1.32.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 mediawiki/core (Packagist) Fixed in 1.33.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 mediawiki/core (Packagist) Fixed in 1.34.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-19709
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2019-19709 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-19709 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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