CVE catalog
CVE-2012-1581
mediawiki: CVE-2012-1581
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.59% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mediawiki | sid | 1:1.43.11+dfsg-3 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | forky | 1:1.43.11+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | trixie | 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | trixie-security | 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | bookworm | 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | bookworm-security | 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mediawiki | source | sid | 1:1.15.5-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [666269] |
| Debian | mediawiki | source | forky | 1:1.15.5-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [666269] |
| Debian | mediawiki | source | trixie | 1:1.15.5-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [666269] |
| Debian | mediawiki | source | bookworm | 1:1.15.5-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [666269] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- [mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- [mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.15.5-9dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1581]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1581]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-1581.json]
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