Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MediaWiki - CVE-2012-1581

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MediaWiki - CVE-2012-1581

Published: September 10, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43602
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1581
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Affected software:
MediaWiki

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 uses weak random numbers for password reset tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change the passwords of arbitrary users.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-1581

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources