Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-12468
CVE-2019-12468
Description
An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.27.0 through 1.32.1. Directly POSTing to Special:ChangeEmail would allow for bypassing re-authentication, allowing for potential account takeover.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
mediawiki/corePackagist | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.6 | 1.27.6 |
mediawiki/corePackagist | >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.2 | 1.30.2 |
mediawiki/corePackagist | >= 1.31.0, < 1.31.2 | 1.31.2 |
mediawiki/corePackagist | >= 1.32.0, < 1.32.2 | 1.32.2 |
Affected products
2- Wikimedia/MediaWikidescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197279nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wrhx-3pxr-6vggghsaADVISORY
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12468ghsaADVISORY
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12468.yamlghsaWEB
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announceghsaWEB
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