Session fixation vulnerability in Special:UserLogin in MediaWiki before 1.18.6, 1.19.x before 1.19.3, and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the session_id
Published Jun 2, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.25%
Description
Session fixation vulnerability in Special:UserLogin in MediaWiki before 1.18.6, 1.19.x before 1.19.3, and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the session_id.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.18.5
- 1.18
- 1.18
- 1.18.0
- 1.18.0
- 1.18.1
- 1.18.2
- 1.18.3
- 1.18.4
Configuration 2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02251) | 82.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02251) | 80.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00684) | 69.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 85.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 13, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 83.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01216) | 83.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098975.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/100843.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/100845.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-November/000122.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40995 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83008 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098975.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/100843.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/100845.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-November/000122.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40995 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83008 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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