CVE-2012-4382
N/A
Published: October 19, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMediaWiki
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 does not properly protect user block metadata, which allows remote administrators to read a user block reason via a reblock attempt.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41823Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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