MediaWiki CentralAuth Extension CVE-2012-5394 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
BID:63756
Info
MediaWiki CentralAuth Extension CVE-2012-5394 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 63756 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2012-5394 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Nov 14 2013 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Nov 14 2013 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Platonides |
| Vulnerable: |
MediaWiki CentralAuth 0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
MediaWiki CentralAuth Extension CVE-2012-5394 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
The CentralAuth Extension for MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit the cross-site request forgery issue to perform unauthorized actions in the context of a logged-in user of the affected application. This may aid in other attacks.
The CentralAuth Extension for MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit the cross-site request forgery issue to perform unauthorized actions in the context of a logged-in user of the affected application. This may aid in other attacks.
Exploit / POC
MediaWiki CentralAuth Extension CVE-2012-5394 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 CentralAuth Extension CVE-2012-5394 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.