CVE-2012-1579 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in MediaWiki versions 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2. The flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive data, such as CSRF tokens, due to their inclusion in a JavaScript file by the resource loader. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion 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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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