CVE-2012-4381
MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force
02 Description
MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.06% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-02-08 17:50Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:35Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-08-21
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fababc824d422f8abe0f07df0d79e8a4f1cb7bca021a70eaac16a91a3da34015
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330
- lists.wikimedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442
- phabricator.wikimedia.orghttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184
- osvdb.orghttp://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.19.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.19.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.19.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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