CVE-2013-2032 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass extension-based password change restrictions in MediaWiki by using unblocked special pages, requiring specific extension configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2032?
CVE-2013-2032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 15 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 does not allow extensions to prevent password changes without using both Special:PasswordReset and Special:ChangePassword, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of an extension that only implements one of these blocks.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2032?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Gentoo Linux, Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2032?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-2032 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2032 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2032, GHSA-jw49-q332-x9hh.