VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-4572

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability2.14%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-02-06

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-384

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory