CVE-2012-1578 describes multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki versions 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2. These flaws allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with block permissions to either block or unblock other users. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.