MediaWiki 1.x Login cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki 1.x. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Login. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1150. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaWiki 1.x (Content Management System). This affects an unknown function of the component Login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MediaWiki before 1.15.3, and 1.6.x before 1.16.0beta2, does not properly handle a correctly authenticated but unintended login attempt, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct phishing attacks by arranging for a victim to login to the attacker s account and then execute a crafted user script, related to a "login CSRF" issue.

The weakness was published 04/07/2010 with MediaWiki (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1150 since 03/29/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46245 (FreeBSD : mediawiki -- authenticated CSRF vulnerability (694da5b4-5877-11df-8d80-0015587e2cc1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175119 (Debian Security Update for Mediawiki (DSA-2041)).

Upgrading to version 1.15.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lists.wikimedia.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (46245), OSVDB (63570†), Secunia (SA39333†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25472†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 46245
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mediawiki -- authenticated CSRF vulnerability (694da5b4-5877-11df-8d80-0015587e2cc1)
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OpenVAS ID: 67392
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: mediawiki
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.15.3
Patch: lists.wikimedia.org

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11/24/2009 🔍
03/29/2010 +125 days 🔍
04/07/2010 +9 days 🔍
04/07/2010 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2010 +2 days 🔍
04/19/2010 +9 days 🔍
04/20/2010 +1 days 🔍
04/21/2010 +1 days 🔍
05/07/2010 +16 days 🔍
01/26/2025 +5378 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Organization: MediaWiki
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1150 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1150
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4095

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Secunia: 39333 - MediaWiki Login Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 63570 - MediaWiki Unspecified CSRF
Vulnerability Center: 25472 - MediaWiki Remote Authenticated Phishing and User Script Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1055

Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 01/26/2025 23:05
Changes: 04/19/2010 02:00 (77), 02/23/2017 10:27 (7), 03/17/2021 18:37 (3), 01/26/2025 23:05 (18)
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Committer: stfr
Cache ID: 216::103

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