CVE-2019-19709
Possible to circumvent title-blacklist
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
- Record
CVE-2019-19709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
- Record
CVE-2019-19709- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4790 No score
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4790- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648
6.1
Possible to circumvent title-blacklist
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
- Record
GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
- Record
CVE-2019-19709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-19709
6.1
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648
6.1
Possible to circumvent title-blacklist
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
- Record
GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-19709
6.1
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0021 No score
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerability
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerability:
MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page (CVE-2019-19709).
- Record
MGASA-2020-0021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawiki/corePackagist |
1.31.0 up to 1.31.6 | 1.31.6 |
mediawiki/corePackagist |
1.32.0 up to 1.32.6 | 1.32.6 |
mediawiki/corePackagist |
1.33.0 up to 1.33.2 | 1.33.2 |
mediawiki/corePackagist |
1.33.99 up to 1.34.0 | 1.34.0 |
mediawikiDebian:12 |
before 1:1.31.6-1 | 1:1.31.6-1 |
mediawikiDebian:13 |
before 1:1.31.6-1 | 1:1.31.6-1 |
mediawikiDebian:14 |
before 1:1.31.6-1 | 1:1.31.6-1 |
mediawikiDebian:9 |
before 1:1.27.7-1~deb9u3, plus listed versions 1:1.27.3-11:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-1~bpo8+11:1.27.4-1~deb9u11:1.27.4-2 Show 5 moreShow less1:1.27.4-31:1.27.5-1~deb9u11:1.27.6-1~deb9u11:1.27.7-1~deb9u11:1.27.7-1~deb9u2 |
1:1.27.7-1~deb9u3 |
mediawikiDebian:10 |
before 1:1.31.6-1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 1:1.31.2-11:1.31.4-11:1.31.4-1~deb10u11:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-3 |
1:1.31.6-1~deb10u1 |
mediawiki/corePackagist |
1.31.0 up to 1.31.6, plus listed versions 1.31.11.31.21.31.31.31.41.31.5 |
1.31.6 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawiki/corePackagist |
1.32.0 up to 1.32.6, plus listed versions 1.32.11.32.21.32.31.32.41.32.5 |
1.32.6 |
mediawiki/corePackagist |
1.33.0 up to 1.33.2, plus listed versions 1.33.1 |
1.33.2 |
mediawiki/corePackagist |
1.33.99 up to 1.34.0, plus listed versions 1.34.0-rc.01.34.0-rc.1 |
1.34.0 |
mediawikiMageia:7 |
before 1.31.6-1.mga7 | 1.31.6-1.mga7 |
mediawikiUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.27.3-11:1.27.4-11:1.27.4-21:1.27.4-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-19709 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mediawiki, published December 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki/core 1.31.6.
References
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239466
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ie54f366986056c876eade0fcad6c41f70b8b8de8
debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4592
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/48
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19709
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2019-19709.yaml
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjv5-vv93-p648
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19709
github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0021.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25986
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2019-December/000243.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19709
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19709