CVE - CVE-2012-4381

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-4381	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors.
References
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MISC:http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/85106 MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10 MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6 MISC:https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853442 MISC:https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html MISC:https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41184
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Entry Created
20120821	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120821)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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