CVE-2013-2032 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

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.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2032, GHSA-jw49-q332-x9hh.

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