CVE-2012-5394
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CVE-2012-5394 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CentralAuth extension for MediaWiki before 1.19.9, 1.20.x before 1.20.8, and 1.21.x before 1.21.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that login via vectors involving image loading.. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CentralAuth extension for MediaWiki before 1.19.9, 1.20.x before 1.20.8, and 1.21.x before 1.21.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that login via vectors involving image loading.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.1 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.2 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.3 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.4 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.5 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.6 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.7 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.1 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.2 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | <= 1.19.8 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.0 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.1 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.2 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.3 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.4 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.5 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.6 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.7 |
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