CVE-2008-5252 json
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…
published 2008-12-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5229
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- mediawiki Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.13.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5252
Exploit prediction
0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/33133
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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lists.wikimedia.org
/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
-
redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
vendor-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2009/dsa-1901
vendor-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
-
redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/33349
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5252
- NVD CVE-2008-5252
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