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CVE-2019-12471: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12471DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12471
Published 10-07-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-12471 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-4460-1MGASA-2019-0279

Timeline

  1. 10-07-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.30.0 through 1.32.1 has XSS. Loading user JavaScript from a non-existent account allows anyone to create the account, and perform XSS on users loading that script. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.29% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
Mediawiki1 product
  • mediawiki≥ 1.30.0, < 1.30.2 | ≥ 1.31.0, < 1.31.2 | ≥ 1.32.0, < 1.32.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • mediawikiAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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