CVE-2012-5394 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack user authentication sessions via CSRF in the CentralAuth extension, requiring user interaction to trigger the attack.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5394?
CVE-2012-5394 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 13 Dec 2013. 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5394?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5394?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8c25-pfvp-7j3w.