CVE-2013-4306

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in api/ApiQueryCheckUser.php in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki, possibly Checkuser before 2.3, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that "perform sensitive write actions" via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/553 third party advisory mailing list
https://git.wikimedia.org/commit/mediawiki%2Fextensions%2FCheckUser.git/99ad25d066ce6111e798427cba7f21526827f651 patch
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2013-September/000133.html mailing list patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62210 vdb entry third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/96908 vdb entry broken link
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45019 issue tracking patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86893 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4306?
CVE-2013-4306 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4306?
To fix CVE-2013-4306, 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-2013-4306 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4306 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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