Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-1578

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with the block permission for requests that (1) block a user via a request to the Block module or (2) unblock a user via a request to the Unblock module.
Published 2012-09-09 21:55:06
Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

Products affected by CVE-2012-1578

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1578

EPSS FAQ
0.30%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 51 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1578

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-1578

  • The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-1578

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