CVE-2012-1581

N/A

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published9/9/2012

Last Modified4/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

mediawiki:mediawiki

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/48504(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078(secalert@redhat.com)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/48504(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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