CVE-2013-4572

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMediawiki
PublishedFeb 6, 2020
First seenFeb 6, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • mediawiki mediawiki1.19.9, 1.20.8, 1.21.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mediawiki mediawikiv < 1.19.9, 1.20 ≤ v < 1.20.8, 1.21 ≤ v < 1.21.31.19.9, 1.20.8, 1.21.3
fedoraproject fedora18, 19—

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