CVE-2008-5252 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions via CSRF in MediaWiki's import feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5252?
CVE-2008-5252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 19 Dec 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5252?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-5252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5252, GHSA-5976-h5pc-66qx.