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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.901109
Category:Web application abuses
Title:MediaWiki < 1.15.3, 1.16.x < 1.16.0beta2 'Login' CSRF Vulnerability
Summary:MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF); vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is caused by improper validation of authenticated but
unintended login attempt that allows attacker to conduct phishing attacks.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker cause CSRF attack
and gain sensitive information.

Affected Software/OS:
MediaWiki versions prior to 1.15.3 and 1.16.x prior to
1.16.0beta2.

Solution:
Update to version 1.15.3, 1.16.0beta2 or later.

CVSS Score:
6.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-1150
ADV-2010-1055
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1055
DSA-2041
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2041
[mediawiki-announce] 20100407 MediaWiki security update: 1.15.3 and 1.16.0beta2
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-April/000090.html
[oss-security] 20100406 CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.15.3 -- Login CSRF
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/07/1
[oss-security] 20100407 Re: CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.15.3 -- Login CSRF
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/08/4
http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.15/mediawiki-1.15.3.patch.gz
http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.16/mediawiki-1.16.0beta2.patch.gz
http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_15_3/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_16_0beta2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580418
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23076
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