CVE-2018-0505 describes a vulnerability in MediaWiki versions 1.31 prior to 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3, and 1.27.5, where BotPasswords could bypass CentralAuth's account lock mechanism. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing an authenticated attacker to achieve high integrity impact without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.31.0, < 1.31.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.27.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.29.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.30.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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