CVE-2012-1581 in MediaWiki

Summary

MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 uses weak random numbers for password reset tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change the passwords of arbitrary users.

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• Reservation: 03/12/2012
• Disclosure: 09/09/2012
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-4912 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.00539
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1581
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1581
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2012-1581/