MEDIUM · 6.8

CVE-2012-1578

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with the block permis...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with the block permission for requests that (1) block a user via a request to the Block module or (2) unblock a user via a request to the Unblock module.

CVSS Score

6.8

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MediawikiMediawiki1.17

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2012-1578?

CVE-2012-1578 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with the block permis...

How severe is CVE-2012-1578?

CVE-2012-1578 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2012-1578?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mediawiki Mediawiki.