CVE-2013-4302

Description

(1) ApiBlock.php, (2) ApiCreateAccount.php, (3) ApiLogin.php, (4) ApiMain.php, (5) ApiQueryDeletedrevs.php, (6) ApiTokens.php, and (7) ApiUnblock.php in includes/api/ in MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 allow remote attackers to obtain CSRF tokens and bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism via a JSONP request to wiki/api.php.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553 mailing list patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86896 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2753 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54715 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html mailing list patch
http://osvdb.org/96912 vdb entry
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49090 patch
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4302?
CVE-2013-4302 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4302?
To fix CVE-2013-4302, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4302 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4302 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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