CVE-2018-0505: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where BotPasswords can bypass CentralAuth's account lock

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
• Mediawiki Mediawiki: from 1.31.0, before 1.31.1 (fixed in 1.31.1); version 1.27.5 only; version 1.29.3 only; version 1.30.1 only

Published 2018-10-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.