CVE-2019-16738

5.3 MEDIUM
Published: September 26, 2019 Modified: April 15, 2026
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Description

In MediaWiki through 1.33.0, Special:Redirect allows information disclosure of suppressed usernames via a User ID Lookup.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OMG3BMUHGWTAPYTK2NXM6CXF6FYLOUO/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QBAOLXETM5BOYQG6OQVHGB2LNLZUXVN6/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230402
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/32
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4545
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OMG3BMUHGWTAPYTK2NXM6CXF6FYLOUO/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QBAOLXETM5BOYQG6OQVHGB2LNLZUXVN6/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/32
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4545
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
62th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

Affected Vendors

mediawiki debian fedoraproject

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