GHSA-5c6w-f4w2-2grpmedium6.5
Mediawiki BotPassword can bypass CentralAuth's account lock
The advisory, in context
Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where BotPasswords can bypass CentralAuth's account lock
Affected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
mediawiki/core Packagist
Ecosystem versions
From 1.27.0 before 1.27.5
Fixed in 1.27.5
5 explicitly affected versions
1.27.0, 1.27.1, 1.27.2, 1.27.3, 1.27.4
View affected-version evidence
{
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.27.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.27.5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.27.0",
"1.27.1",
"1.27.2",
"1.27.3",
"1.27.4"
]
}mediawiki/core Packagist
Ecosystem versions
From 1.29.0 before 1.29.3
Fixed in 1.29.3
3 explicitly affected versions
1.29.0, 1.29.1, 1.29.2
View affected-version evidence
{
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.29.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.29.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.29.0",
"1.29.1",
"1.29.2"
]
}mediawiki/core Packagist
Ecosystem versions
From 1.30.0 before 1.30.1
Fixed in 1.30.1
1 explicitly affected versions
1.30.0
View affected-version evidence
{
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.30.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.30.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.30.0"
]
}mediawiki/core Packagist
Ecosystem versions
From 1.31.0 before 1.31.1
Fixed in 1.31.1
1 explicitly affected versions
1.31.0
View affected-version evidence
{
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.31.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.31.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.31.0"
]
}References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0505
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-0505.yaml
- https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194605
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695