CVE-2012-1581 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2012-1581?

CVE-2012-1581 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 9 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 uses weak random numbers for password reset tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change the passwords of arbitrary users.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1581?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1581?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-1581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Mediawiki Mediawiki vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1581, GHSA-fpjv-7xrc-6c45.