CVE-2012-4381

Name	CVE-2012-4381
Description	MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 saves passwords in the local database, (1) which could make it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack or, (2) when an authentication plugin returns a false in the strict function, could allow remote attackers to use old passwords for non-existing accounts in an external authentication system via unspecified vectors.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	686330

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
mediawiki (PTS)	bullseye	1:1.35.13-1+deb11u2	fixed
	bullseye (security)	1:1.35.13-1+deb11u3	fixed
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	1:1.39.10-1~deb12u1	fixed
	trixie, sid	1:1.39.10-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
mediawiki	source	squeeze	(unfixed)	end-of-life
mediawiki	source	(unstable)	1:1.19.2-1			686330

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39184
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6