#VU43600 Cross-site request forgery in MediaWiki - CVE-2012-1579

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43600

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1579

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: MediaWiki.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MediaWiki: 1.17 - 1.18.1

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External links
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/48504
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34907

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.