MGASA-2018-0433

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    MGASA-2018-0433

    Published: 3 Nov 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities: '$wgRateLimits' entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie' (CVE-2018-0503). When a log event is (partially) hidden Special:Redirect/logid can link to the incorrect log and reveal hidden information (CVE-2018-0504). BotPasswords can bypass CentralAuth's account lock (CVE-2018-0505).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0433.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23662, https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2018-September/000223.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mediawiki

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.27.5-1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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