CVE-2008-5252
MediaWiki CSRF in Special Import Feature
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 19, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update MediaWiki to a version later than 1.6.10, 1.12.2, or 1.13.3.
- Update the affected MediaWiki package.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5252
weaknesses.
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CVE-2008-5252 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html Added Reference http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33133 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33349 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1901 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 21, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.41 }} 0.10%
score
0.60711
percentile