CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-1581

Published: Sep 09, 2012 | Modified: Aug 29, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.17 (including) 1.17 (including)
Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.17-beta_1 (including) 1.17-beta_1 (including)
Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.17.0 (including) 1.17.0 (including)
Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.17.0-rc1 (including) 1.17.0-rc1 (including)
Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.17.1 (including) 1.17.1 (including)
Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.17.2 (including) 1.17.2 (including)
Mediawiki Ubuntu hardy *
Mediawiki Ubuntu lucid *
Mediawiki Ubuntu maverick *
Mediawiki Ubuntu natty *
Mediawiki Ubuntu oneiric *
Mediawiki Ubuntu precise *

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