MediaWiki Permissions Privileges and Access Controls Vulnerability - CVE-2012-1581 - Vulnerability Database

MediaWiki Permissions Privileges and Access Controls Vulnerability - CVE-2012-1581

Medium

Reference: CVE-2012-1581

NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1581

Title: MediaWiki Permissions Privileges and Access Controls Vulnerability

Overview:

MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 uses weak random numbers for password reset tokens which makes it easier for remote attackers to change the passwords of arbitrary users.