PT-2018-3568 · Wikimedia+1 · Mediawiki+1

Rxy · Published 2018-09-22 · Updated 2022-05-13 · CVE-2018-0505

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: MediaWiki versions 1.31 before 1.31.1 MediaWiki version 1.30.1 MediaWiki version 1.29.3 MediaWiki version 1.27.5

Description: The issue is related to a flaw in the authentication procedure, allowing attackers to bypass CentralAuth's account lock. This can be exploited by remote attackers. The flaw is associated with BotPasswords.

Recommendations: For MediaWiki version 1.31 before 1.31.1, update to version 1.31.1 or later. For MediaWiki version 1.30.1, consider upgrading to a newer version. For MediaWiki version 1.29.3, consider upgrading to a newer version. For MediaWiki version 1.27.5, consider upgrading to a newer version. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of BotPasswords until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2402

BDU:2020-04922

CVE-2018-0505

DSA-4301-1

GHSA-5C6W-F4W2-2GRP

MGASA-2018-0433

RHSA-2019:3142

RHSA-2019:3238

RHSA-2019:3813

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Mediawiki

References · 37

• 🔥 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-0504.yaml · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-0503.yaml · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-0505.yaml · Exploit
• 🔥 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194605 · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0505 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4301-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0505 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04924 · Security Note
• https://debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2018-2402 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mediawiki · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0503 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0505 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0433.html · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1325 · Security Note