[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2012-02-12 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #26 from T. Gries 2012-02-12 09:33:33 UTC --- Here are all the essentials for Developers https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MVL -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email --- You are receiving thi

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2012-02-12 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #25 from T. Gries 2012-02-12 09:32:16 UTC --- (In reply to comment #24) > Strange, I did perform an 'svn up' to the codebase before creating the patch. > Will take care regarding the coding conventions. I only found that the line n

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2012-02-12 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 Aashish Mittal changed: What|Removed |Added CC||ashishmittal.m...@gmail.com --- Comme

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2012-02-12 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 T. Gries changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution|

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2012-02-11 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #22 from Aashish Mittal 2012-02-12 07:46:24 UTC --- Created attachment 9992 --> https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/attachment.cgi?id=9992 Modification to Special:PasswordReset to preset the username field Hello, I have added a patc

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-08-30 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 T. Gries changed: What|Removed |Added See Also||https://bugzilla.wikimedia.

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-08-01 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #21 from T. Gries 2011-08-02 06:56:53 UTC --- (In reply to comment #20) > when implementing this, check against effects from or to > https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20185 . Tested ok, no negative side effects found (

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-08-01 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 T. Gries changed: What|Removed |Added See Also||https://bugzilla.wikimedia.

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-27 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 Happy-melon changed: What|Removed |Added Component|Special pages |OpenID Version|1.19-svn

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-10 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #18 from Happy-melon 2011-06-10 22:20:42 UTC --- (In reply to comment #17) > > for wikis to require an email address for password resets, which 'closes' > > the > > vulnerability if wikis are concerned about it. 'Fixing' this for

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-10 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #17 from T. Gries 2011-06-10 19:39:47 UTC --- > for wikis to require an email address for password resets, which 'closes' the > vulnerability if wikis are concerned about it. 'Fixing' this for the sake of > fixing it is definitely

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-09 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #16 from Happy-melon 2011-06-09 14:50:01 UTC --- (In reply to comment #13) > (In reply to comment #12) > > In ordinary vanilla MediaWiki, a non-sysop User X cannot be *prevented* from > > triggering password reset for User Y, becau

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-09 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #15 from T. Gries 2011-06-09 12:52:09 UTC --- Tim, Brion: only for test purposes, I have sent you PasswortReset, too. (Will not do this again. It was only for demonstrating, that this should be fixed) -- Configure bugmail: https:/

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-09 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #14 from T. Gries 2011-06-09 12:50:22 UTC --- This hole is what I wished it would be closed by you experts (not by me as newbie) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email --- You are receivin

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-09 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #13 from T. Gries 2011-06-09 12:49:11 UTC --- (In reply to comment #12) > In ordinary vanilla MediaWiki, a non-sysop User X cannot be *prevented* from > triggering password reset for User Y, because User X can simply log out and > b

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-09 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #12 from Happy-melon 2011-06-09 10:41:15 UTC --- In ordinary vanilla MediaWiki, a non-sysop User X cannot be *prevented* from triggering password reset for User Y, because User X can simply log out and become Nobody. Therefore the

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-08 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #11 from T. Gries 2011-06-09 05:26:25 UTC --- (In reply to comment #10) > (In reply to comment #9) > > > > In any event, maybe Special:PasswordReset should do the same thing, but I > > don't > > see what the benefit of making the

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-08 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #10 from T. Gries 2011-06-09 05:24:20 UTC --- (In reply to comment #9) > > In any event, maybe Special:PasswordReset should do the same thing, but I > don't > see what the benefit of making the field read-only would be (if it's re

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-08 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 --- Comment #9 from emufarm...@gmail.com 2011-06-09 00:53:16 UTC --- (In reply to comment #8) > ( > > > When logged-in users visit Special:PasswordReset, > > > they see an _emtpy_ input field for entering a username. > > If it were pre-filled w

[Bug 29135] Implement a way for authorized users only to use Special:PasswordReset on other usernames

2011-06-08 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29135 T. Gries changed: What|Removed |Added Summary|Implement a way for |Implement a way for |auth