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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.16.10/1.12.1/1.13.2 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Special:Import Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 12/19/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5252. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44766 (Debian DSA-1901-1 : mediawiki1.7 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116112 (Fedora Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2008-11688, FEDORA-2008-11802)).

Upgrading to version 1.12.2 or 1.13.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47388) and Tenable (44766). Similar entries are available at 45610, 45609, 45604 and 45603.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• MediaWiki

Version

• 1.12.0
• 1.12.1
• 1.13.0
• 1.13.1
• 1.13.2
• 1.16.0
• 1.16.1
• 1.16.2
• 1.16.3
• 1.16.4
• 1.16.5
• 1.16.6
• 1.16.7
• 1.16.8
• 1.16.9
• 1.16.10

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 44766
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1901-1 : mediawiki1.7 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 65007
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1901-1 (mediawiki1.7)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.12.2/1.13.3

Timelineinfo

11/26/2008 🔍
12/15/2008 +19 days 🔍
12/19/2008 +4 days 🔍
12/19/2008 +0 days 🔍
12/29/2008 +10 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2269 days 🔍
08/03/2021 +2331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5252 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 47388
Vulnerability Center: 20341 - MediaWiki Special:Import Feature Remote Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 18:13
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (59), 01/11/2019 10:16 (7), 08/03/2021 18:05 (2), 08/03/2021 18:13 (1)
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