MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 does not allow...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105825.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55433
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106293.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105784.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-April/000129.html
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46590
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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