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CVE-2012-4379

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0145 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 26,220 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
lists.wikimedia.org / pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.html
PatchVendor Advisory
phabricator.wikimedia.org / T41180
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory