Description
Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows Resource Leak Exposure. The issue has been remediated on the `master` branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.
Published: 2026-04-07
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Patch Immediately
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History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows Resource Leak Exposure.This issue affects non release branches. Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows Resource Leak Exposure. The issue has been remediated on the `master` branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wikimedia
Wikimedia mediawiki - Centralauth Extension
Vendors & Products Wikimedia
Wikimedia mediawiki - Centralauth Extension

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows Resource Leak Exposure.This issue affects non release branches.
Title Global vanishing does not completely remove user email
Weaknesses CWE-212
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}


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Wikimedia Mediawiki - Centralauth Extension
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T21:58:19.900Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T21:25:36.589Z

Link: CVE-2026-39937

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T15:23:00.975Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-07T22:16:24.283

Modified: 2026-04-08T22:16:22.293

Link: CVE-2026-39937

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-09T08:28:39Z

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