CVE-2012-1579
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private...
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private data such as CSRF tokens in a JavaScript file, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private data such as CSRF tokens in a JavaScript file, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2012-1579- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private data such as CSRF tokens in a JavaScript file, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2012-1579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1596 No score
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private data such as CSRF tokens in a JavaScript file, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1596- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j462-p8hr-gqgc No score
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private...
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private data such as CSRF tokens in a JavaScript file, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
GHSA-j462-p8hr-gqgc- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mediawiki, published September 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.74%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34907
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
secunia.com/advisories/48504
securityfocus.com/bid/52689
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1579
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j462-p8hr-gqgc