National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-1579
Original release date:09/09/2012
Last revised:09/10/2012
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private data such as CSRF tokens in a JavaScript file, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34907
External Source: BID
Name: 52689
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20120323 CVEs for MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 48504
Type: Advisory
External Source: MLIST
Name: [MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
Type: Advisory
External Source: MLIST
Name: [MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.17.3
Type: Advisory
Technical Details
- Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)