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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-02-08T17:50:40

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.098Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4381

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-02-08T18:15:11.243

Modified: 2020-02-12T18:48:35.517

Link: CVE-2012-4381

cve-icon Redhat

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