CVE-2012-4379

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4379
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-19 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionMediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 does not send a restrictive X-Frame-Options HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via an embedded API response in an IFRAME element.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.19.0 All All All
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.19.1 All All All
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki security release: 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.wikimedia.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
#686330 - mediawiki: Multiple security issues CVE-2012-4377,CVE-2012-4378,CVE-2012-4379,CVE-2012-4380,CVE-2012-4381,CVE-2012-4382 - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
⚓ T41180 Edit tokens shown in frames using api af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 phabricator.wikimedia.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
853426 – (CVE-2012-4379) CVE-2012-4379 mediawiki: CSRF tokens, available via API, not protected when X-Frame-Options headers used af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
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