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Vulnerability details: VCID-jpww-qv6m-m3eg
Vulnerability ID VCID-jpww-qv6m-m3eg
Aliases CVE-2019-12467
GHSA-6vfg-8ppv-h5hg
Summary MediaWiki Incorrect Access Control vulnerability MediaWiki through 1.32.1 has Incorrect Access Control (issue 1 of 3). A spammer can use Special:ChangeEmail to send out spam with no rate limiting or ability to block them. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
System Score Found at
epss 0.00298 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12467
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12467.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12467.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
cvssv3 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209794
generic_textual MODERATE https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209794
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
generic_textual MODERATE https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12467
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11358
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12466
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12467
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12468
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12469
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12470
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12471
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12472
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12473
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12474
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12467.yaml
https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209794
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-12467.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-June/092152.html
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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12467
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209794
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/12
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4460
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.52704
EPSS Score 0.00298
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:28:26.164595+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-6vfg-8ppv-h5hg/GHSA-6vfg-8ppv-h5hg.json 36.1.3