# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5252, GHSA-5976-h5pc-66qx

## 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 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5252?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5252 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mediawiki Mediawiki. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5252/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5252/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5252
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5252
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5252

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5252/
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