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CVE-2012-4379
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…
Medium6.5EPSS 1.4%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41180 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120831 CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20120831 MediaWiki security release: 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853426 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120831 Re: CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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