Bug 853426 (CVE-2012-4379) - CVE-2012-4379 mediawiki: CSRF tokens, available via API, not protected when X-Frame-Options headers used
Summary: CVE-2012-4379 mediawiki: CSRF tokens, available via API, not protected when X...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2012-4379
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 853446 853447
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-08-31 13:30 UTC by Jan Lieskovsky
Modified: 2021-10-19 21:56 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: mediawiki 1.19.2, mediawiki 1.18.5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2021-10-19 21:56:30 UTC
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Description Jan Lieskovsky 2012-08-31 13:30:50 UTC
A cross-site request forgery flaw was found in the way MediaWiki, a wiki engine, protected CSRF tokens available via the API when X-Frame-Options headers were used. Previously it was possible for a remote attacker to obtain them and possibly perform CSRF attacks.

References:
[1] http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/mediawiki/295767

Upstream bug:
[2] https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39180

Relevant upstream patch:
[3] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/20472/

Comment 1 Jan Lieskovsky 2012-08-31 13:32:33 UTC
This issue affects the versions of the mediawiki package, as shipped with Fedora release of 16 and 17. Please schedule an update.

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This issue affects the version of the mediawiki package, as shipped with Fedora EPEL 5. Please schedule an update.

Comment 2 Jan Lieskovsky 2012-08-31 14:37:22 UTC
CVE request:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6

Comment 3 Jan Lieskovsky 2012-08-31 14:40:19 UTC
Created mediawiki tracking bugs for this issue

Affects: fedora-all [bug 853446]

Comment 4 Jan Lieskovsky 2012-08-31 14:42:15 UTC
Created mediawiki tracking bugs for this issue

Affects: epel-5 [bug 853447]

Comment 5 Jan Lieskovsky 2012-09-03 08:23:31 UTC
The CVE identifier of CVE-2012-4379 has been assigned to this issue:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10


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