CVE-2012-1581
published 2012-09-09CVE-2012-1581: 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…
PriorityP428medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNIPAN
EPSS
1.59%
73.2th percentile
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
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | mediawiki | < mediawiki 1:1.15.5-9 (bookworm) | mediawiki 1:1.15.5-9 (bookworm) |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.15.5-9 | 1:1.15.5-9 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.15.5-9 | 1:1.15.5-9 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.15.5-9 | 1:1.15.5-9 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.15.5-9 | 1:1.15.5-9 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0MEDIUM
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Debian
CVE-2012-1581: mediawiki - MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 uses weak random numbers...
vendor_debian·2012·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2012-1581 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-1581: mediawiki - MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 uses weak random numbers...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:1.15.5-9)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:1.15.5-9)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:1.15.5-9)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:1.15.5-9)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:1.15.5-9)
GHSA
GHSA-fpjv-7xrc-6c45: MediaWiki 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2012-1581 [MEDIUM] GHSA-fpjv-7xrc-6c45: MediaWiki 1
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.
OSV
CVE-2012-1581: MediaWiki 1
osv·2012-09-09·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2012-1581 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-1581: MediaWiki 1
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki (v1.18.2): Insecure generation of password reset tokens
bugzilla·2012-03-23·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2012-1581 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki (v1.18.2): Insecure generation of password reset tokens
CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki (v1.18.2): Insecure generation of password reset tokens
A weakness was found in the way MediaWiki, a wiki engine, performed generation of password reset tokens. A remote attacker could use various techniques to recover original PRNG information, that has been used for seeding / generation of a password reset token, possibly leading to ability to compromise the user account in question.
References:
[1] http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2012-March/059230.html
Upstream bug:
[2] https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078
Upstream patch -- introduce MWCryptRand() contained within:
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/114429
parts:
i) Index: branches/wmf/1.19wmf1/includes/CryptRand.php and
ii) Index: branches/wmf/1.19wmf1/
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki (v1.18.2): Insecure generation of password reset tokens [epel-5]
bugzilla·2012-03-23·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2012-1581 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki (v1.18.2): Insecure generation of password reset tokens [epel-5]
CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki (v1.18.2): Insecure generation of password reset tokens [epel-5]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
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Bugzilla
CVE-2012-1578 CVE-2012-1580 CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2012-03-23·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2012-1578 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-1578 CVE-2012-1580 CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2012-1578 CVE-2012-1580 CVE-2012-1581 mediawiki various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected Fedora
versions.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When creating a Bodhi update request, please include this bug ID and the
bug IDs of this bug's parent bugs filed against the "Security Response"
product (the top-level CVE bugs). Please mention the CVE IDs being fixed
in the RPM changelog when available.
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http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.htmlhttp://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48504http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.htmlhttp://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48504http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910
2012-09-09
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