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Vulnerability details: VCID-kk3b-sj46-aaaa
Vulnerability ID VCID-kk3b-sj46-aaaa
Aliases CVE-2012-1581
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
System Score Found at
generic_textual Low http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
generic_textual Low http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
generic_textual Low http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2012/CVE-2012-1581.html
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generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1581
generic_textual Low http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1581
generic_textual Low http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
generic_textual Medium http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23
generic_textual Low http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2012/CVE-2012-1581.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1581
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1581
http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
666269 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=666269
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2012-1581 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1581
GLSA-201206-09 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-09
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1581
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.60588
EPSS Score 0.00445
Published At March 28, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
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