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MediaWiki < 1.17.3 / 1.18.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 58965
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its version number, the instance of MediaWiki running on the remote host is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities :- An attacker can block/unblock arbitrary users via cross- site request forgery attack (XSRF) against an authorized user. (CVE-2012-1578)
- Unauthorized users can disclose XSRF tokens, triggered by a failure of the 'user.tokens' module to restrict access. (CVE-2012-1579)
- An attacker can specially craft a URL that, should the victim be tricked into following it, would execute arbitrary script code in the victim's browser.
(CVE-2012-1580)
- Due to a flaw in pseudo-random number generation, password reset tokens may be predictable.
(CVE-2012-1581)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists because MediaWiki does not validate input passed via the wikitext parser during page creation prior to returning it to the user. This allows the creation of a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary code in the user's browser. An attacker can also cause an infinite loop, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2012-1582, CVE-2012-4885)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade MediaWiki to version 1.17.3 / 1.18.2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 58965
File Name: mediawiki_1_18_2.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 5/2/2012
Updated: 6/5/2024
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki
Required KB Items: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/MediaWiki
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/22/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-1578, CVE-2012-1579, CVE-2012-1580, CVE-2012-1581, CVE-2012-1582, CVE-2012-4885
BID: 52689