7.5

CVE-2019-12473: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12473DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12473
Published 10-07-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-12473 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 2% (FIRST, 04-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.31%
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 1.27.0 through 1.32.1 might allow DoS. Passing invalid titles to the API could cause a DoS by querying the entire watchlist table. 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

2.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.31% 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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Debian2 products
Mediawiki1 product
  • mediawiki≥ 1.27.0, < 1.27.6 | ≥ 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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