CVE-2013-4572
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | MediaWiki | before 1.19.9 | affected |
| Wikimedia Foundation | MediaWiki | 1.20.x before 1.20.8 | affected |
| Wikimedia Foundation | MediaWiki | 1.21.x before 1.21.3 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Other
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53032
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123011.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/122998.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-November/000135.html
References
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53032
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123011.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/122998.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-November/000135.html
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