CVE-2018-0505
BotPasswords can bypass CentralAuth's account lock
N/A
Published: October 4, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:31 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxMediaWiki
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where BotPasswords can bypass CentralAuth's account lock
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Affected range stops below 1.31.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194605Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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