CVE-2013-4304
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 26, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 12, 2013
Description
The CentralAuth extension for MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 caches a valid CentralAuthUser object in the centralauth_User cookie even when a user has not successfully logged in, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication without a password.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20130904 Re: CVE request: MediaWiki Security Release: 1.21.2, 1.20.7 and 1.19.8mailing-list
- mediawiki-cve20134304-security-bypass(86894)vdb-entry
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20130903 MediaWiki Security Release: 1.21.2, 1.20.7 and 1.19.8mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52338
- 96910vdb-entry
- 54723third-party-advisory
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