VDB
CVE-2012-1581
CVE-2012-1581
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.54% · 68.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
5
EPSS Score
0.54%
68.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | mediawiki | 1.17, 1.17, 1.17.0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Sep 9, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078 url
- [oss-security] 20120323 CVEs for MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2 mailing-list
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2 mailing-list
- 48504 third-party-advisory
- mediawiki-random-numbers-sec-bypass(78910) vdb
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.17.3 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2 mailing-list
- 52689 vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1581 advisory