CVE-2012-1578
Last modified
CVE-2012-1578 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.0 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.1 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.2 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.0 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.1 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48504Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48504Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2012-1578?
How severe is CVE-2012-1578?
How do I fix CVE-2012-1578?
How Strix Helps
- How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
- Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
- PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
- AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.
Related CVEs from 2012
- CVE-2012-1572OpenStack Keystone: extremely long passwords can crash Keyst…7.5
- CVE-2012-1573gnutls_cipher.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.12.17 and 3.…
- CVE-2012-1574The Kerberos/MapReduce security functionality in Apache Hado…
- CVE-2012-1575Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cumin…
- CVE-2012-1576The myuser_delete function in libathemecore/account.c in Ath…
- CVE-2012-1577lib/libc/stdlib/random.c in OpenBSD returns 0 when seeded wi…9.8
- CVE-2012-1579The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.…
- CVE-2012-1580Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Special:U…
- CVE-2012-1581MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 uses…
- CVE-2012-1582Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wikitext par…
- CVE-2012-1583Double free vulnerability in the xfrm6_tunnel_rcv function i…
- CVE-2012-1584Integer overflow in the mid function in toolkit/tbytevector.…
Are you affected by CVE-2012-1578?
Run a free Strix scan to check your systems for this vulnerability.
Scan your code nowSource: NVD / NIST