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CVE-2019-12474· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.23.0 through 1.32.1 has an information leak.

Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.23.0 through 1.32.1 has an information leak. Privileged API responses that include whether a recent change has been patrolled may be cached publicly. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 10, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.0% · 80th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mediawikimediawiki
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux9.0
  • mediawiki mediawiki1.23.0 and later · before 1.27.6
  • mediawiki mediawiki1.30.0 and later · before 1.30.2
  • mediawiki mediawiki1.31.0 and later · before 1.31.2
  • mediawiki mediawiki1.32.0 and later · before 1.32.2

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12mediawikibefore 1:1.31.2-11:1.31.2-1
Debian:9mediawikibefore 1:1.27.7-1~deb9u11:1.27.7-1~deb9u1
Packagistmediawiki/corefrom 1.27.0 · before 1.27.61.27.6
Packagistmediawiki/corefrom 1.30.0 · before 1.30.21.30.2
Packagistmediawiki/corefrom 1.31.0 · before 1.31.21.31.2
Packagistmediawiki/corefrom 1.32.0 · before 1.32.21.32.2

Same product

mediawiki: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-29904The SemanticDrilldown extension for MediaWiki through 1.37.2 (before e688bdba6434591b5dff689a45e4d53459954773) allows SQL injection with cer
    44Plan
  • CVE-2017-0372Parameters injection in SyntaxHighlight results in multiple vulnerabilities
    42Plan
  • CVE-2017-8809api.php in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 has a Reflected File Download vulnerability.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2019-12468An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability was found in Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.27.0 through 1.32.1.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2014-9487The getid3 library in MediaWiki before 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial o
    40Plan
  • CVE-2015-8009The MWOAuthDataStore::lookup_token function in Extension:OAuth for MediaWiki 1.25.x before 1.25.3, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and before 1.23.11
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
n/a n/a1.32.2 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
debian:mediawiki1:1.31.2-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:mediawiki/core1.27.6Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:mediawiki/core1.30.2Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:mediawiki/core1.31.2Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:mediawiki/core1.32.2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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