CVE-2013-4304 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the CentralAuth extension for MediaWiki versions 1.19.x, 1.20.x, and 1.21.x. The flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication without a password due to the extension caching a valid CentralAuthUser object in a cookie even for unauthenticated users. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with low attack complexity and potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brion_vibber:centralauth_extension:-:-:-:*:-:mediawiki:*:* | ||
1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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