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CVE-2013-2032

MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 does not allow extensions to prevent password changes without using both Special:PasswordReset and Special:ChangePassword, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of an extension that only implements one of these blocks.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-2032 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from mediawiki, from fedoraproject, from gentoo organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-11-18T02:55:07.297

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	≤ 1.19.5	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.1.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.14.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.14.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.14.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.5	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.4	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	17	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	18	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	19	Yes
Operating System	gentoo	linux	*	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105784.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105825.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106293.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-April/000129.html Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/55433 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46590 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105784.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105825.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106293.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-April/000129.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/55433 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46590 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mediawiki's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.