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Status published
High
CVE-2013-4572
The CentralNotice extension for MediaWiki before 1.19.9, 1.20.x before 1.20.8,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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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Vulnerable Versions:
before 1.19.9, 1.20.x before 1.20.8, 1.21.x before 1.21.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 6th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.