CVE-2012-1580 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MediaWiki versions 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2, specifically within the Special:Upload function. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack a victim's authenticated session to upload files without their consent. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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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