CVE-2019-16738
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2019 at 01:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraMediaWiki
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
In MediaWiki through 1.33.0, Special:Redirect allows information disclosure of suppressed usernames via a User ID Lookup.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%1.31.0 ≤ v < 1.31.41.32.0 ≤ v < 1.32.41.33.0 ≤ v < 1.33.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OMG3BMUHGWTAPYTK2NXM6CXF6FYLOUO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QBAOLXETM5BOYQG6OQVHGB2LNLZUXVN6/
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230402
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4545
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OMG3BMUHGWTAPYTK2NXM6CXF6FYLOUO/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QBAOLXETM5BOYQG6OQVHGB2LNLZUXVN6/x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230402Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/32Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4545CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-862
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