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Bug 17126 - accounts blocked without account creation blocked can override the account creation throttle


Summary:	accounts blocked without account creation blocked can override the account cr...

Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME

Product:	MediaWiki
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	User login and signup (Other open bugs)
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	Low normal with 1 vote (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Nobody - You can work on this!

URL:	http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?t...
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Duplicates:	18150 (view as bug list)
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Reported:	2009-01-23 10:39 UTC by Chris
Modified:	2014-03-09 18:05 UTC (History)
CC List:	10 users (show)

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Description Chris 2009-01-23 10:39:55 UTC

If an account is blocked with 'block account creation' disabled that account can then (assuming the autoblock has expired) create as many accounts as they like, bypassing the 6 accounts per IP throttle.

Comment 1 Chris 2009-03-26 09:32:31 UTC

*** Bug 18150 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 James Alexander 2014-02-13 06:57:26 UTC

Pulling this to security because...really uncomfortable with this being out in the open. I know it's old but probably good to get it on our radar and/or check to see if it still exists.

CC: Chris, Dan, Philippe

Comment 3 Chris 2014-02-13 07:25:51 UTC

I've just tested this on enwiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log/Chris_G's_Test_Account), and it no longer seems to be possible. 

Considering the age of this bug, I think it is safe to close.

Comment 4 James Alexander 2014-02-13 07:31:25 UTC

(In reply to Chris from comment #3)
> I've just tested this on enwiki
> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log/Chris_G's_Test_Account), and it
> no longer seems to be possible. 
> 
> Considering the age of this bug, I think it is safe to close.

best option imaginable :) closing and moving back out

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