CVE-2013-4572 describes a vulnerability in the CentralNotice extension for MediaWiki versions before 1.19.9, 1.20.8, and 1.21.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to authenticate as newly created users due to improper caching of session cookies. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high impact on integrity, as it allows unauthorized authentication. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.19.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.20, < 1.20.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.21, < 1.21.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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