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CVE-2019-19709

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 1.31.6.

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub, BDU

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.

EPSS75th
Public exploit
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.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
  3. Patch availablerecord updated
  4. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS: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.

Sources

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