CVE-2019-19709
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 1.31.6.
What to do
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- Packagist mediawiki/coreAffected: ≥ 1.31.0, < 1.31.6Upgrade to: 1.31.6Stated by: GitHub advisory
- MediawikiAffected: ≤ 1.33.1Upgrade to: after 1.33.1Stated by: NVD
- Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/LinuxAffected: 9Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения MediaWikiAffected: до 1.33.1 включительноUpgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- АО «Концерн ВНИИНС» ОС ОН «Стрелец»Affected: до 16.01.2023Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 75th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 471 days before any public exploit.
- OpenVAS check added
- Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Scored 6.1 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1566Phishingmedium confidence
Sources
References in the record
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239466
- gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ie54f366986056c876eade0fcad6c41f70b8b8de8
- debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4592
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