CVE-2012-5395 describes a session fixation vulnerability in the CentralAuth extension for MediaWiki versions before 1.18.6, 1.19.3, and 1.20.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by manipulating the centralauth_Session cookie. 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, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.19.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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