CVE-2012-2128 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 27 Aug 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to add arbitrary users via CSRF, though the vendor disputes this as a consequence of an XSS vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-2128?

CVE-2012-2128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in doku.php in DokuWiki 2012-01-25 Angua allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add arbitrary users. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor, who states that it is resultant from CVE-2012-2129: "the exploit code simply uses the XSS hole to extract a valid CSRF token."

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2128?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Andreas Gohr Dokuwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2128?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2012-2128 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2128, GHSA-8246-cj8p-3gjh.