What is CVE-2019-16528?

CVE-2019-16528 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki Abusefilter, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-16528?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in MediaWiki Abusefilter

CVE-2019-16528

An issue was discovered in the AbuseFilter extension for MediaWiki. includes/special/SpecialAbuseLog.php allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, such as deleted/suppressed usernames and summaries, from AbuseLog revision data. This affects REL1_32 and REL1_33.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mediawiki Abusefilter — versions 1.32, 1.33
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16528?: CVE-2019-16528 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki Abusefilter, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-16528?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.