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ghsa-3qff-43xr-cvvj

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-24 17:37

Modified

2022-05-24 17:37

Details

An issue was discovered in the CasAuth extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.1. Due to improper username validation, it allowed user impersonation with trivial manipulations of certain characters within a given username. An ordinary user may be able to login as a "bureaucrat user" who has a similar username, as demonstrated by usernames that differ only in (1) bidirectional override symbols or (2) blank space.

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  "id": "GHSA-3qff-43xr-cvvj",
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cve-2020-35623

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2020-12-21 22:37

Modified

2024-08-04 17:09

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263498	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/CWRUChielLab/CASAuth/pull/11	x_refsource_MISC

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Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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