CVE-2013-4572
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2013-4572
To remediate CVE-2013-4572, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/mediawiki—upgrade to 1:1.19.8+dfsg-2.2 or later
Is CVE-2013-4572 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:1.19.8+dfsg-2.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |