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title: "CVE-2013-6472\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6472?format=md
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# CVE-2013-6472

Publication date 12 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

MediaWiki before 1.19.10, 1.2x before 1.21.4, and 1.22.x before 1.22.1
allows remote attackers to obtain information about deleted page via the
(1) log API, (2) enhanced RecentChanges, and (3) user watchlists.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mediawiki | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6472?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| mediawiki | * Upstream:   <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/attachment.cgi?id=14270> * Upstream:   <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/attachment.cgi?id=14271> * Upstream:   <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/attachment.cgi?id=14272> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6472)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6472)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-6472)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6472)

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58699>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6472>
