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TI-2012-03722 Aliases CVE-2012-4379GHSA-vj53-2xmv-77mc

MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 does not send a restrictive…

Priority LOW 32CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 does not send a restrictive X-Frame-Options HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via an embedded API response in an IFRAME element.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01446 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.18.4Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19.0Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19.1Vulnerablemediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.18.4 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4379
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vj53-2xmv-77mc

References

Patch 3

Advisory 3

  • TI-2023-18933 An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-13576 An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.10, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.6… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03312 Stored XSS leads to privilege escalation in MediaWiki v1.40.0 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2026-42109 Cross-site request forgery in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - RedirectManager Extension CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2024-22822 An issue was discovered in includes/CommentFormatter/CommentParser.php in MediaWiki… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2023-18935 An issue was discovered in the ProofreadPage (aka Proofread Page) extension for MediaWiki… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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