CVE-2008-5252
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0...
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-5252- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-5252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5229 No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5229- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5976-h5pc-66qx No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0...
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-5976-h5pc-66qx- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-5252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5252 No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mediawikiDebian:12 |
before 1:1.13.3-1 | 1:1.13.3-1 |
mediawikiDebian:13 |
before 1:1.13.3-1 | 1:1.13.3-1 |
mediawikiDebian:14 |
before 1:1.13.3-1 | 1:1.13.3-1 |
mediawiki1.7Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.7.1-9etch1, plus listed versions 1.7.1-9etch0 |
1.7.1-9etch1 |
mediawikiDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1:1.12.0-2lenny2 | 1:1.12.0-2lenny2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5252 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Mediawiki, published December 19, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.13.3-1.
References
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1901
secunia.com/advisories/33133
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html