CVE-2012-4379 describes a clickjacking vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.18.5 and 1.19.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to embed API responses within an IFRAME due to the absence of a restrictive X-Frame-Options HTTP header. Rated 6.5 (Medium) on the CVSS scale, it requires user interaction and could lead to high integrity impacts, though confidentiality and availability are not directly affected. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.18.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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