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CVE-2026-58029

Full Account Takeover from BotPasswords and OAuth via action=changeauthenticationdata

5.3 MediumFix available

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki.

This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiChangeAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Api/ApiLinkAccount.Php, includes/Api/ApiRemoveAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialLinkAccounts.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialUnlinkAccounts.Php.

This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.2 points since Jul 2, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Full Account Takeover from BotPasswords and OAuth via action=changeauthenticationdata

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki.

This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiChangeAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Api/ApiLinkAccount.Php, includes/Api/ApiRemoveAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialLinkAccounts.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialUnlinkAccounts.Php.

This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Record
CVE-2026-58029
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-41030 5.3

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki.

This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiChangeAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Api/ApiLinkAccount.Php, includes/Api/ApiRemoveAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialLinkAccounts.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialUnlinkAccounts.Php.

This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Record
EUVD-2026-41030
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpg7-6j8p-9wg5 5.3

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program...

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki.

This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiChangeAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Api/ApiLinkAccount.Php, includes/Api/ApiRemoveAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialLinkAccounts.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialUnlinkAccounts.Php.

This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Record
GHSA-gpg7-6j8p-9wg5
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.3

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki.

This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiChangeAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Api/ApiLinkAccount.Php, includes/Api/ApiRemoveAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialLinkAccounts.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialUnlinkAccounts.Php.

This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Record
CVE-2026-58029
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki.

This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiChangeAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Api/ApiLinkAccount.Php, includes/Api/ApiRemoveAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialLinkAccounts.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialUnlinkAccounts.Php.

This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Record
CVE-2026-58029
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-58029 6.5

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiChangeAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Api/ApiLinkAccount.Php, includes/Api/ApiRemoveAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialLinkAccounts.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialUnlinkAccounts.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-58029
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-58029 5.3

Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/Api/ApiChangeAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Api/ApiLinkAccount.Php, includes/Api/ApiRemoveAuthenticationData.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialLinkAccounts.Php, includes/Specials/SpecialUnlinkAccounts.Php. This issue affects MediaWiki: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58029
CVSS 4.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mediawiki
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.39.10-11:1.39.10-1~deb12u11:1.39.12-1~deb12u11:1.39.13-1~deb12u11:1.39.17-1+deb12u2
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1:1.39.17-1~deb12u11:1.39.2-11:1.39.4-11:1.39.4-1~deb12u11:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.5-1~deb12u11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1~deb12u11:1.39.8-11:1.43.0+dfsg-11:1.43.0+dfsg-21:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.10+dfsg-11:1.43.11+dfsg-11:1.43.11+dfsg-21:1.43.11+dfsg-31:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1
 None known
mediawiki
Debian:13
 before 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1, plus listed versions
1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.8+dfsg-2
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1
mediawiki
Debian:14
 before 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1, plus listed versions
1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.6+dfsg-2
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1:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1
mediawiki
Ubuntu: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
mediawiki
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.31.2-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-11:1.31.5-1ubuntu11:1.31.5-21:1.31.5-3
Show 4 moreShow less
1:1.31.5-3ubuntu11:1.31.6-11:1.31.7-11:1.31.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
mediawiki
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.35.3-11:1.35.4-11:1.35.5-11:1.35.5-1ubuntu11:1.35.5-1ubuntu21:1.35.5-1ubuntu31:1.35.6-11:1.35.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
mediawiki
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.39.4-21:1.39.5-11:1.39.6-11:1.39.7-11:1.39.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
mediawiki
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.43.1+dfsg-11:1.43.1+dfsg-21:1.43.3+dfsg-1
 None known
mediawiki
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.43.8+dfsg-21:1.43.9+dfsg-11:1.43.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1
 None known
mediawiki
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1:1.43.3+dfsg-11:1.43.5+dfsg-11:1.43.6+dfsg-21:1.43.8+dfsg-11:1.43.8+dfsg-2
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-58029 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mediawiki, published July 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1.

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