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CVE-2012-1581

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.

Published

2012-09-09T21:55:06.137

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.1	Yes

References

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48504 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910 ([email protected])
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48504 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)