Vulnerability in MediaWiki
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.17, 1.17.0, 1.17.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1 (mailing-list)
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/48504 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910 (vdb-entry)
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689 (vdb-entry)