MediaWiki CheckUser Extension CVE-2013-4306 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
BID:62210
Info
MediaWiki CheckUser Extension CVE-2013-4306 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 62210 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2013-4306 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Sep 04 2013 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Nov 01 2013 01:11AM |
| Credit: | Alex Monk |
| Vulnerable: |
Gentoo Linux |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
MediaWiki CheckUser Extension CVE-2013-4306 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
The CheckUser Extension for MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.
Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain unauthorized actions in the context of the affected application. Other attacks are also possible.
The CheckUser Extension for MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.
Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain unauthorized actions in the context of the affected application. Other attacks are also possible.
Exploit / POC
MediaWiki CheckUser Extension CVE-2013-4306 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.
To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.
Solution / Fix
MediaWiki CheckUser Extension CVE-2013-4306 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
References
MediaWiki CheckUser Extension CVE-2013-4306 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
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