Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects very old MediaWiki releases and can expose the reason recorded for a user block. The disclosed access path is limited to remote administrators attempting a reblock, so the business impact is mainly privacy leakage inside wiki administration workflows, not system takeover. Exposure is likely limited to legacy MediaWiki 1.18.x or 1.19.x installations, especially public or internal wikis retaining old administrator accounts with block permissions. Treat this as a low-priority legacy exposure unless the wiki stores sensitive moderation or user-safety information in block reasons. Prioritize remediation as part of old MediaWiki retirement or upgrade work. Mitigation focus: Upgrade MediaWiki to 1.18.5, 1.19.2, or a currently supported fixed release.; Apply distribution vendor security updates where MediaWiki is managed by an OS package.; Restrict wiki administrator and block-management privileges to trusted users until patched..
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- [MediaWiki-announce] 20120831 MediaWiki security release: 1.19.2 and 1.18.5CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41823CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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