MediaWiki up to 1.18.1 User Blocking Image-Tag cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in MediaWiki up to 1.18.1. This affects an unknown part of the component User Blocking. The manipulation as part of Image-Tag results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1578. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MediaWiki up to 1.18.1 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component User Blocking. The manipulation as part of a Image-Tag 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with the block permission for requests that (1) block a user via a request to the Block module or (2) unblock a user via a request to the Unblock module.

The weakness was presented 03/22/2012 by Brion Vibber (Krenair) as not defined mailinglist post (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1578 since 03/12/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58965 (MediaWiki < 1.17.3 / 1.18.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 1.17.3 or 1.18.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78911), Tenable (58965), SecurityFocus (BID 52689†), OSVDB (80361†) and Secunia (SA48504†). See VDB-4909, VDB-4910, VDB-4911 and VDB-4912 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 58965
Nessus Name: MediaWiki < 1.17.3 / 1.18.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71576
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-09 (MediaWiki)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.17.3/1.18.2

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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Researcher: Brion Vibber (Krenair)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4908
X-Force: 78911
SecurityFocus: 52689 - MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48504 - MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80361
Vulnerability Center: 36238 - MediaWiki Block\\Unblock Multiple CSRF Vulnerabilities Allows Remote Authentication Hijacking, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2012 10:32
Updated: 03/22/2021 10:15
Changes: 04/02/2012 10:32 (73), 04/17/2017 11:23 (9), 03/22/2021 10:15 (3)
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