# CVE-2012-4382: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote administrators can read user block reasons via reblock attempts, exposing sensitive metadata in MediaWiki installations.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4382, GHSA-qxg6-q47j-rhmf

## What is CVE-2012-4382?

CVE-2012-4382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 19 Oct 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 does not properly protect user block metadata, which allows remote administrators to read a user block reason via a reblock attempt.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4382?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mediawiki Mediawiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4382?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-4382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4382 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 19 Oct 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mediawiki Mediawiki. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4382/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4382
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4382
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4382

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4382/
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