cve-2012-1581
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-09-09 21:00
Modified
2024-08-06 19:01
Severity ?
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48504Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48504Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35078
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78910
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