CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-4572

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The CentralNotice extension for MediaWiki before 1.19.9, 1.20.x before 1.20.8, and 1.21.x before 1.21.3 sets the Cache-Control header to cache session cookies when a user is autocreated, which allows remote attackers to authenticate as the created user.

How to fix

Remediation Available
mediawikiDebian
Fixed in:1:1.19.8+dfsg-2.2CVE-2013-4572
Fixed in:1:1.19.8+dfsg-2.2CVE-2013-4572
Fixed in:1:1.19.8+dfsg-2.2CVE-2013-4572
Fixed in:1:1.19.8+dfsg-2.2CVE-2013-4572

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days
80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

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