Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.32.1 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.32.1. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-12466. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki up to 1.32.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Wikimedia MediaWiki through 1.32.1 allows CSRF.

The weakness was released 07/10/2019 as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-12466 since 05/30/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 248405 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-12466), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176919 (Debian Security Update for mediawiki (DSA 4460-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (248405). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-137672, VDB-137673, VDB-137674 and VDB-137675. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 248405
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-12466

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/30/2019 🔍
07/10/2019 +41 days 🔍
07/11/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/12/2025 +2224 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-12466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-12466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137671
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2019 11:09
Updated: 08/12/2025 11:56
Changes: 07/11/2019 11:09 (39), 07/03/2020 16:41 (18), 07/07/2024 12:50 (18), 08/12/2025 11:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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