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CVE-2013-4304
The CentralAuth extension for MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 caches a valid CentralAuthUser object in the centr…
Impact
The CentralAuth extension for MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 caches a valid CentralAuthUser object in the centralauth_User cookie even when a user has not successfully logged in, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication without a password.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Brion Vibber | Centralauth Extension | All versions |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | Versions 1.19, 1.19.0, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html
- http://osvdb.org/96910
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54723
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52338
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86894
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html
- http://osvdb.org/96910
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54723
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52338
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86894