Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-5391 (CCN-83008)

Assigned:2012-10-17
Published:2013-03-21
Updated:2017-08-29
Summary:Session fixation vulnerability in Special:UserLogin in MediaWiki before 1.18.6, 1.19.x before 1.19.3, and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the session_id.
Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.html

"CWE-384: Session Fixation"
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-5391

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2013-2090

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2013-3227

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2013-3265

Source: MLIST
Type: Vendor Advisory
[MediaWiki-announce] 20121130 MediaWiki security release: 1.20.1, 1.19.3 and 1.18.6

Source: CCN
Type: BID-58019
MediaWiki CVE-2012-5391 Session Fixation Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 882325
CVE-2012-5391 mediawiki: Vulnerable to session fixation attacks

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40995

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mediawiki-cve20125391-session-hijacking(83008)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mediawiki-cve20125391-session-hijacking(83008)

Source: CCN
Type: MediaWiki Web Site
MediaWiki

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2012-5391

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.18.5)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20125391000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5391 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2014-06-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20125391000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5391 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2014-06-02
    BACK
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.18
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.18 beta_1
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.18.0
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.18.0 rc1
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.18.1
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.18.2
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.18.3
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.18.4
    mediawiki mediawiki *
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.19
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.19 beta_1
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.19 beta_2
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.1
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.2
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.20
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.20.0